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Lockdowns, tanking stocks: Virus battle shifts to Europe

Tourists from Hong Kong stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate with face masks, Berlin, Saturday, March 14, 2020. DPA via APThe global battle to contain the coronavirus reached a new level of urgency Monday, as governments locked down borders, a new wave of closures and restrictions kept more than 500 million students at home, and pleas went out to funnel masks and ventilators to places struggling with soaring caseloads.The growing sense of crisis rocked global financial markets, particularly on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 12.9 percent. Investors' fears that the outbreak will throw the global economy into a recession sent the market to its worst one-day loss since 1987.The shifting fronts in the battle were made clear by figures showing that cases outside China _ where the virus originated _ surpassed those inside its borders for the first time. Spain officially became the fourth-most infected country in the world, surpassing South Korea.With the number of cases worldwide topping 181,000, a surge of patients in Madrid's hospitals fueled worries across

Mar 17, 2020
Lockdowns, tanking stocks: Virus battle shifts to Europe
  • Spain becomes fourth most virus-infected nation surpassing Korea

Scientists develop reusable face mask filter

The reusable face mask developed by scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / YonhapSouth Korean scientists have developed a face mask filter that retains its protective properties even after being washed over 20 times, a research university said Tuesday.The development by a team led by Kim Il-doo at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) comes as the country struggles with a supply shortage of protective masks amid worries over the spread of the new coronavirus.The new filter, which can be placed inside regular cotton masks, is made of a nanofabric that is specially aligned for maximum protective qualities even after prolonged use.Existing disposable masks lose their ability to filter out particles with time, especially if they come into contact with moisture and if they are washed.Even after the mask is washed dozens of times with soap or submerged in an ethanol solution for three hours, its protective properties are retained."After undergoing such a process, the filter retained its structure with its prospective properties remai

Mar 17, 2020
Scientists develop reusable face mask filter

Spain becomes fourth most virus-infected nation surpassing Korea

Spanish cartoonist Maria del Rosario "Chary" closes his stall after been told by local police to leave Mayor square in downtown Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Spain awoke to its first day of a nationwide quarantine on Sunday after the government declared a two-week state of emergency. APSpain moved to close its land borders as the number of infections inched ever closer to 10,000 despite a nationwide lockdown that officials said would likely extend beyond a fortnight. The move came after Spain imposed a string of unprecedented restrictions, ordering its 46 million population to stay home, shuttering everything except food shops, chemists and petrol stations. But by 2:30 pm (1330 GMT) on Monday, the health ministry had counted 9,191 cases and 309 deaths, prompting the government to announce the closure of its land borders.Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said the closure would come into effect at midnight, with only Spanish citizens, residents or accredited diplomatic personnel allowed in, and any cases of force majeure. The closure, which will affect all cross-borde

Mar 17, 2020
Spain becomes fourth most virus-infected nation surpassing Korea
  • Lockdowns, tanking stocks: Virus battle shifts to Europe

IOC set for crisis talks as fears grow for Tokyo Olympics

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past a board showing the number of days to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Yokohama on March 16, 2020. Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. AFPThe International Olympic Committee will hold high-level talks on Tuesday, as doubts grow over the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency.While countries across Europe have gone into full lockdown after the continent was declared the new epicentre of the deadly virus by the World Health Organization, no decision is expected yet on a possible postponement, or indeed cancellation, of this summer's Olympics.The IOC's executive board will meet via conference call to prepare an "information exchange" ahead of a series of talks with athletes' representatives, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.The iss

Mar 17, 2020
IOC set for crisis talks as fears grow for Tokyo Olympics
  • Companies see limited Olympics' impact

Small churches become coronavirus hotbed

Local quarantine officials spray disinfectant at the entrance of the Christian church in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, which saw 46 confirmed new coronavirus patients, Monday./ YonhapBy Kim Se-jeong A Christian church is becoming another hotbed of COVID-19 infections in the Seoul metropolitan area, as 46 members, including the pastor and his wife, have been confirmed infected, Monday.The latest development gave critics excuses to be vocal against Protestant churches in Korea, many of which dismissed the quarantine authorities' recommendation for social distancing.According to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the non-denominational church, called River of Grace, located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was the biggest religious group infected outside of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.The pastor and his wife were the first to be confirmed last week, followed by 40 members who were confirmed, Sunday. The government recommended religious groups cancel in-person gatherings last month. Yet, the pastor in the Seongnam church went ahead with holding Sunday ser

Mar 16, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Small churches become coronavirus hotbed

Quarantine for travelers from Europe strengthened

Travelers from Paris arriving at Incheon International Airport, Monday, go through special quarantine procedures after the government began applying stricter screening of entrants from all European countries to prevent any “imported” cases of the COVID-19 outbreak. YonhapNo. of new daily infections on decline By Jun Ji-hyeThe government implemented special quarantine procedures for all travelers coming from Europe, Monday, expanding its strict screenings to entrants from a wider range of countries in a bid to prevent another influx of COVID-19 from other nations.Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said the government was considering expanding its strict quarantine screening to entrants from all countries worldwide after the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a global pandemic March 11. “The government has expanded special entry procedures to arrivals from all European countries as the virus has been spreading there quickly,” Chung said during a meeting with relevant ministers in Seoul. &ldqu

Mar 16, 2020
Quarantine for travelers from Europe strengthened
  • Moon declares Daegu region as special disaster zone
  • S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, total now at 8,236
  • Korean nurses' bandages become badges of honor

S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, total now at 8,236

South Korea reported 74 new cases of the new coronavirus Monday, slightly down from 76 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total infections to 8,236, as health authorities battle to contain cluster infections across the nation.The 74 new cases, which were detected on Sunday, marked the lowest number of daily infections in more than three weeks and the second straight day that daily new infections fell to a double-digit increase.So far, 75 people, mostly elderly patients with underlying illnesses, have died in South Korea from the respiratory virus that emerged in China late last year, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.About 61 percent of confirmed cases have been linked to a branch of the Shincheonji religious sect in Daegu, which is the country's fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million.The pace of daily new inflections has shown marked signs of slowing since the second week of this month as health authorities completed extensive testing of 210,000 Shincheonji followers who are at the center of the rapid spread, but authorities a

Mar 16, 2020
S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, total now at 8,236
  • Quarantine for travelers from Europe strengthened

S. Korea applies tougher health check to arrivals from all European countries

Foreign travelers walk out of an arrival gate at Incheon International Airport, Sunday. South Korea has expanded its special quarantine procedures to arrivals from all European countries from Monday over rising concerns about imported cases of the coronavirus. YonhapSouth Korea expanded its special quarantine procedures to arrivals from all European countries Monday over concerns about imported cases of the new coronavirus.The special screening measures at airports began to be applied to people coming from all European countries, up from the previous six ― Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Britain and the Netherlands ― at midnight.South Korea is also implementing similar measures for arrivals from China, Japan, Iran, Hong Kong and Macao.The expansion in the screening steps came as confirmed cases of COVID-19 have surged in Europe in recent weeks. The number of patients in Italy topped 20,000, the largest number of infections outside China, where the virus emerged."The coronavirus seems to be spreading in Europe at an unusual pace," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said at a pan-government

Mar 16, 2020
S. Korea applies tougher health check to arrivals from all European countries

Soldier on quarantine mission

A soldier cleans a locker in a cram school for civil servants in Daegu, Sunday, as part of measure to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Daegu had 41 new infections reported Saturday. / Yonhap

Mar 15, 2020By Kim Se-jeong

Gov't under pressure to delay school opening again

A classroom at Semyeong Elementary School in Seoul is empty, Sunday. / Yonhap By Kim Se-jeongThe Ministry of Education is under mounting pressure to postpone school openings until the beginning of April because new cases of coronavirus infections are still occurring.The schools ― from kindergartens to universities ― are scheduled to open March 23. The Korean Federation of Teachers' Association said over the weekend: “An additional school delay will be inevitable if group infections on a smaller scale continue. The educational authorities must be aware that schools are vulnerable to infection because young children spend hours together and eat together.”Parents' groups also called on the government to postpone the opening.“With the given quarantine schedule, we can't protect children from the new coronavirus. The authorities should delay it again,” a spokesman for one group said.One parent filed a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website making the same request and rece

Mar 15, 2020By Kim Se-jeong
Gov't under pressure to delay school opening again
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