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42 Shincheonji followers came to Korea from Wuhan over eight months

A man wears a mask and goggles as he waits in line to buy face masks from a post office near the Daegu branch of Shincheonji on Feb. 27, 2020. The secretive religious group at the center of Korea's coronavirus outbreak is a sprawling network so wealthy it can mobilize thousands of believers to hold Pyongyang-style mass performances at Seoul's Olympic stadium. AFPThe government said Saturday that 42 followers of the controversial Christian religious sect, the Shincheonji Church are presumed to have returned to the country from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, over the past eight months. The Ministry of Justice said it checked the immigration records of around 245,000 Shincheonji followers at the request of the health authorities as the bulk of infections are linked to a branch church of the fringe sect in the southeastern city of DaeguOf the total Shincheonji followers, around 3,600 arrived here from China between July 1, 2019, and Feb. 27, 2020, the ministry said. Among them 42 traveled from the central Chinese city of Wuhan.The government said out of the

Feb 29, 2020
42 Shincheonji followers came to Korea from Wuhan over eight months
  • Korea's virus cases exceed 3,100

Korean woman reinfected with coronavirus after recovery

An undated handout picture made available by the U.S. National Institute of Health shows a scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab (issued Feb. 27). SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the United States. EPASouth Korea reported its first case of reinfection by the new coronavirus Saturday amid mounting concerns over the rapid rise in infections here. A South Korean woman tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, even after being released from quarantine, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The 73-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with the virus earlier in the month, was released from hospital Feb. 22 after making a full recovery. She started showed symptoms again Thursday and was found to have contracted the virus again Friday, the agency saidThis is the first time in South Korea that a person has been infected a second time with COVID-19 after being discharged.The woman had

Feb 29, 2020
Korean woman reinfected with coronavirus after recovery

Korea surveys 90% of Shincheonji members at center of outbreak

A woman wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus walks past a branch of the Shincheonji in Daegu, Korea, Feb. 21, 2020. ReutersThe health authorities said Saturday that they have so far surveyed 88 percent of the members of the Shincheonji Church religious sect at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak here, with around 2 percent of them showing symptoms of the novel virus. Of the estimated 210,000 church followers in the country, 171,000 answered questions about their health, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)The administration said it had collected samples from 3,381 church members who showed symptoms of COVID-19 infection. As of Saturday morning, the government had reported a whopping 594 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing total infections here to nearly 3,000 as the country intensified its anti-virus fight with a massive program of testing. The sharp increase in confirmed virus cases in the country's fourth-largest city of Daegu, which has a population of 2.5 million, came as authorities began intensive tests o

Feb 29, 2020
Korea surveys 90% of Shincheonji members at center of outbreak
  • Korea's virus cases exceed 3,100

Korea's virus cases exceed 3,100

A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus walks past a branch of the Shincheonji in Daegu, Korea, Feb. 21, 2020. ReutersSouth Korea on Saturday warned that a large number of additional new coronavirus cases will be reported in Daegu, the epicenter of the virus outbreak here, as the country intensified its anti-virus fight with a massive program of testing followers of a religious sect in the city.The country identified another sharpest daily spike of the new coronavirus, with 813 additional cases bringing total infections here to 3,150.South Korea confirmed its first new coronavirus case on Jan. 20 when a Chinese woman from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak, tested positive for COVID-19.So far, 17 virus patients have died from the virus that emerged in China late last year, including one virus-related death earlier in the day.The latest victim of COVID-19 was a 77-year-old South Korean man who tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. He suffered from diabetes and other underlying diseases.The country also reported its first case of reinfection by the new c

Feb 29, 2020
Korea's virus cases exceed 3,100
  • Korea surveys 90% of Shincheonji members at center of outbreak
  • 42 Shincheonji followers came to Korea from Wuhan over eight months

Numbers show coronavirus not as virulent as it feels but …

ROK Army CBRN unit members in hazmat suits in a military vehicle spray disinfectant on a street in Daegu, the Korean epicenter of coronavirus, Friday. Yonhap By Oh Young-jinNumbers often seem to make things simple to understand, but sometimes you may believe them at your own peril. The ongoing coronavirus epidemic may well be one example. Here is what I think. After reading my argument, your conclusion is your own responsibility.In Korea, which as of Friday has registered the most confirmed cases outside China, one of whose big cities, Wuhan, is the epicenter of the disease, people wearing masks are a common sight. There have been reports that big buildings found to have been visited by a patient are shut down for three days for disinfection, with residents under mandatory self-administered quarantine. Ask one of those mask wearers about the coronavirus and their answers indicate a sense of fear, although the degree of it differs from one person to another. As well

Feb 29, 2020By Oh Young-jin
Numbers show coronavirus not as virulent as it feels but …

Korea reports 594 new virus cases, total almost 3,000

Posters warning about the new coronavirus are displayed as workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. APSouth Korea reported a whopping 594 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total infections here to 2,931 as the country intensified its anti-virus fight with a massive program of testing. So far, 16 people have died in South Korea from the virus that emerged in China. Of the 594 new cases, 476 were in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, while 60 were reported in neighboring North Gyeongsang Province, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).Other major provinces and cities have also reported some infections, with Seoul reporting an additional 12.Since raising the virus alert level to "red," the highest level, Sunday, the health authorities have focused on halting the spread of the virus in Daegu, the epicenter of the outbreak here, and North Gyeongsang Province.Experts said the number of confirmed cases is expected t

Feb 29, 2020
Korea reports 594 new virus cases, total almost 3,000

WHO raises global virus risk to maximum level

Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, Febr. 28, 2020. ReutersThe World Health Organization raised its global risk assessment of the new coronavirus to its highest level Friday, after the epidemic spread to sub-Saharan Africa; and financial markets slumped. The virus has proliferated around the globe over the past week, emerging on every continent except Antarctica, and prompting many governments and businesses to try to stop people from travelling or gathering in crowded places. The virus has killed more than 2,800 people and infected over 84,000 worldwide ― the vast majority in China ― since it emerged apparently from an animal market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December.But it is its rapid spread to new zones that has authorities concerned ― in the past 24 hours, it has affected nine new countries, from Azerbaijan to Mexico to New Zealand."We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of

Feb 29, 2020
WHO raises global virus risk to maximum level
  • Coronavirus takes toll on Korean firms' overseas businesses

No. of passengers at Incheon airport dips amid coronavirus spread

Chonnam National University staff wearing protective attire are on standby for special transportation for Chinese students studying at their university, at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. APThe daily number of passengers traveling through Incheon International Airport dipped year-on-year for the month of February, following the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, data showed Saturday. The main gateway to Seoul handled 120,000 passengers on average every day in February, a whopping 42 percent decrease from 206,000 a year earlierThe number of airplanes arriving and departing from the airport fell 15.6 percent year-on-year to 25,256, the data added.On Wednesday, the daily number of passengers traveling through the airport even fell below the 80,000 mark for the first time since 2012, when the figure stood at 55,000 after international flights were canceled due to Typhoon Bolaven.Flights to China have been canceled after the country emerged as the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.More flights have been suspended recently as a growing number

Feb 29, 2020
No. of passengers at Incheon airport dips amid coronavirus spread
  • 71 countries restricting entry from Korea over coronavirus concerns

South Korea reports 3 more deaths from coronavirus, death toll rises to 16

Medical staff fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus encourage each other at Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, Friday. YonhapSouth Korea reported three additional deaths tied to new coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's death toll to 16, the national public health agency said.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the deceased were being treated at hospitals in Daegu, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The KCDC said of those that died, a 62-year-old woman was posthumously diagnosed with the disease at a university hospital. She showed symptoms of infection and died on Thursday.It said a 93-year-old woman who died had been a long-term patient at a nursing home, before she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and was moved to a large medical facility for treatment.The third person, born in 1950, died at the emergency room of a hospital after she was found to have contracted the illness earlier in the day.The agency said that it is in the process of determining the exact cause of each death and is taking steps to check people they may have contacted

Feb 28, 2020
South Korea reports 3 more deaths from coronavirus, death toll rises to 16
  • Incheon Airport operator urged to cut rent for duty-free stores
  • Korea's response to COVID-19 hailed by international experts

Coronavirus infections surpass 2,000 after 39 days

Medical staff fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus encourage each other at Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection here reached 2,337, Friday, 39 days after the government reported the country's first case Jan. 20. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and Daegu City Government reported 571 new cases and three more deaths from the highly-contagious virus, bringing the death toll to 16 as of 10 p.m.The spike in infections came just two days after the number surpassed 1,000.Among the 571 new patients, 511 are residents of Daegu and the adjacent North Gyeongsang Province, areas hit hardest by the new coronavirus outbreak.About 80 percent of the total confirmed cases have occurred there, with two major clusters of infections linked to the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, and Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province.In its efforts to counter the fast spread of COVID-19 and track potential patients, the government has secured a list of about 310,000 me

Feb 28, 2020By Jun Ji-hye
Coronavirus infections surpass 2,000 after 39 days
  • Incheon Airport operator urged to cut rent for duty-free stores
  • Korea's response to COVID-19 hailed by international experts
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