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Korea reports fourth coronavirus death as cases spike to 556

Visitors wearing face masks walk near the Gwanghwamun in central Seou, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. APSouth Korea reported its fourth death from the new coronavirus on Sunday and added 123 new cases to bring the total confirmed cases to 556.Three of the four coronavirus deaths were from Daenam Hospital in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, where the country's first COVID-19 fatality took place and more than 110 people, including nine medical staff, were found to be infected.The fourth victim of the novel virus was confirmed to be infected on Wednesday. The patient in his late 50s suffered from serious pneumonia before being infected with the novel coronavirus.The number of COVID-19 infections more than doubled in a single day on Saturday, with most cases centered around a religious organization in the country's fourth-largest city of Daegu and the neighboring Daenam Hospital.Of the 123 new cases, 75 are related to worship services of the Shincheonji church in the southeastern city of Daegu, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).The number of cases that

Feb 23, 2020
Korea reports fourth coronavirus death as cases spike to 556
  • Infections surge in Korea as world fights virus
  • US raises travel advisory for Korea over coronavirus outbreak
  • Shinsegae Department Store shuts down food section over coronavirus fears
  • Cluster outbreak at hospital stokes concerns of more deaths coming

Infections surge in Korea as world fights virus

Visitors wearing face masks walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the Gyeongbok Palace, and one of the well-known landmarks, in Seoul, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. The government says the outbreak has entered a serious new phase but expressed cautious optimism that it can be contained to the region surrounding Daegu, where the first case was reported on Tuesday. APSouth Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a "church" and a hospital, while the death toll in Iran climbed to six and a dozen towns in Italy effectively went into lockdowns as health officials around the world battle a new virus that has spread from China. Some virus clusters have shown no direct link to travel to China. The spread in Italy prompted local authorities in the Lombardy and Veneto regions to order schools, businesses, and restaurants closed and to cancel sporting events and Masses. Hundreds of residents and workers who came into contact with an estimated 54 people confirmed infected in Italy were in isolation pending test results. Two people

Feb 23, 2020
Infections surge in Korea as world fights virus
  • US raises travel advisory for Korea over coronavirus outbreak
  • Shinsegae Department Store shuts down food section over coronavirus fears
  • Korea reports fourth coronavirus death as cases spike to 556

PM makes special call for cooperation with efforts to contain coronavirus

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Feb. 22 enters the briefing room at the Seoul Government Complex as he is about to make a national address regarding the novel coronavirus that has been spreading nationwide. YonhapPrime Minister Chung Sye-kyun made a special call on Saturday for South Korean citizens to cooperate with the government's efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, calling the latest infections a "grave situation."Chung urged people to refrain from taking part in religious activities in crowded indoor places and to devise other ways to carry out religious services."In accordance with law and principles, the government will sternly deal with acts that interfere with quarantine efforts, illegal hoarding of medical goods and acts that spark uneasiness through massive rallies," Chung said in a public message.The message came as South Korea reported 229 additional cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 433. (Yonhap)

Feb 22, 2020
PM makes special call for cooperation with efforts to contain coronavirus
  • More firms conduct mass layoffs amid downturn, virus
  • South Korea's virus cases surge to 433 on church services, cluster outbreak at hospital
  • Samsung shuts down smartphone factory in Gumi over virus case
  • New virus has infected nearly 78,000 people globally

Coronavirus-caused pneumonia leads to South Korea's 2nd virus death

Public health center employees enter a large-scale shopping mart in Busan's Dongnae District on Feb. 22 to fumigate inside the venue that was shut down that day. The mart is where a 19-year-old man had visited before being confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus. YonhapSouth Korea said Saturday a 54-year-old woman has died of pneumonia in the country's second death of a coronavirus patient.The woman began to develop fever on Feb. 11 and died as pneumonia developed, Jeong Eun-kyeong, chief of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), said in a regular briefing.The woman, who tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital in the southeastern city of Busan on Friday evening soon after being transferred from Daenam Hospital in the southeastern county of Cheongdo for intensive care.Earlier this week, a 63-year-old man, who died of pneumonia at Daenam Hospital on Wednesday, posthumously tested positive for the virus.So far, over 100 patients, including nine medical staff, at the hospital have been confirmed as infected with COVID-19. (Yonhap)

Feb 22, 2020
Coronavirus-caused pneumonia leads to South Korea's 2nd virus death
  • South Korea's virus cases surge to 433 on church services, cluster outbreak at hospital

Samsung shuts down smartphone factory in Gumi over virus case

Samsung Electronics' offices in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. Korea Times fileSamsung Electronics Co. said Saturday it has temporarily shut down a smartphone plant in the southeastern city of Gumi, shortly after a plant employee tested positive for the new coronavirus. Samsung plans to complete disinfection work at the plant in Gumi, 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul, by Sunday and resume operations at the plant on Monday, the company said. Employees who made contact with the virus patient have quarantined themselves, in a precautionary measure to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Samsung said. A Samsung official said the temporary shutdown is unlikely to affect production of smartphones. The Gumi plant produces Samsung's flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphone. (Yonhap)

Feb 22, 2020
Samsung shuts down smartphone factory in Gumi over virus case
  • South Korea's virus cases surge to 433 on church services, cluster outbreak at hospital
  • PM makes special call for cooperation with efforts to contain coronavirus

South Korea's virus cases surge to 433 on church services, cluster outbreak at hospital

Public health center employees enter a large-scale shopping mart in Busan's Dongnae District on Feb. 22 to fumigate inside the venue that was shut down that day. The mart is where a 19-year-old man had visited before being confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus. YonhapSouth Korea reported 229 new cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the largest spike in a single day since its first outbreak in late January, bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 433.The number of COVID-19 infections here has soared in the past few days, with most infections traced to a hospital in the southeastern county of Cheongdo and a minor Christian sect in the southeastern city of Daegu, which constitute some 80 percent of the total infections here.Daegu, where the 2.5 million inhabitants have been asked to stay indoors, and neighboring Cheongdo were designated as a "special management zone" on Friday.Of the 229 new cases, 95 are related to Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, where South Korea's first coronavirus fatality occurred, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prev

Feb 22, 2020
South Korea's virus cases surge to 433 on church services, cluster outbreak at hospital
  • More firms conduct mass layoffs amid downturn, virus
  • Coronavirus-caused pneumonia leads to South Korea's 2nd virus death
  • Samsung shuts down smartphone factory in Gumi over virus case
  • PM makes special call for cooperation with efforts to contain coronavirus

South Korea reports 142 more cases of novel coronavirus, total rises to 346

A medical center's emergency coronavirus testing site in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, is crowded Feb. 22, mostly with residents of the province's Cheongdo county, which is near the city where the number of those infected with the novel virus has risen sharply in the past several days. Yonhap The government reported 142 new cases of the new coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in South Korea to 346. The number of COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) infections has spiked in the past several days, with most new infections traced to Daenam Hospital in the southeastern county of Cheongdo, and a minor Christian sect in the southeastern city of Daegu.Of the 142, 92 are related to Daenam Hospital, where South Korea's first fatality occurred, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Saturday.A 63-year-old man, who died of pneumonia at the hospital, Wednesday, posthumously tested positive for the virus. On Friday, another patient at

Feb 22, 2020
South Korea reports 142 more cases of novel coronavirus, total rises to 346
  • Daegu, Cheongdo designated as 'special care zones' over coronavirus
  • Korea overwhelmed by soaring number of new coronavirus cases
  • China reports 397 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on mainland on Feb.21

Korea overwhelmed by soaring number of new coronavirus cases

A quarantine official disinfects a branch of the minor religious sect Shincheonji in Seodaemun, Seoul, Friday. The majority of new coronavirus patients in recent days were either members of the religious group or people they have come in contact with. Yonhap102 new patients confirmed as of 10 p.m. FridayBy Bahk Eun-jiThe coronavirus infection here reached “an epidemic proportion” Friday as 102 people were confirmed to have contracted the highly-contagious virus, raising the total to 206, according to government officials.The number of COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) infections has quadrupled from 51 Wednesday with most new cases being traced to church services in the southeastern city of Daegu, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). On Thursday, 53 new cases were reported. The total accumulated number of confirmed cases in Daegu and its neighboring North Gyeongsang Province stood at 153, with the number of cases linked to a Daegu church coming to 128. The number of confirmed cases at the Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, near Daegu, stood at 16, includi

Feb 21, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Korea overwhelmed by soaring number of new coronavirus cases
  • Daegu, Cheongdo designated as 'special care zones' over coronavirus
  • Moon: virus spread in local communities 'very severe'
  • 'Shincheonji' suspected as coronavirus hotbed
  • South Korea reports 142 more cases of novel coronavirus, total rises to 346

Gov't to isolate Chinese students from communities

Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae, left, and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, attend an emergency meeting to establish a series of measures for managing Chinese students set to return for spring semester next week, at Seoul City Hall, Friday. /YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiThe government unveiled measures Friday to isolate Chinese students from local communities when they return from the mainland for the spring semester to prevent them possibly spreading the coronavirus on and off campus.The students have been advised to quarantine themselves for 14 days after their arrival. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said it will closely cooperate with the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and university officials to monitor Chinese students in the capital city.“The series of measures comes amid growing fears of the possible spread of the contagious virus on university campuses here as the most number of Chinese students are expected to enter Korea from next week,” said Kim Gyu-tae, a deputy director general in the higher education policy division at the MOE, during a press briefing at the Governmen

Feb 21, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
Gov't to isolate Chinese students from communities

S. Korea reports 48 more cases of novel coronavirus, total rises to 204

South Korea reported 48 more coronavirus cases Friday afternoon, adding to 52 it announced in the morning, bringing the nationwide total to 204.Among the latest cases, 46 were connected to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southern city of Daegu, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. (AFP)

Feb 21, 2020
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