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Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebound to 70,000s in two months

People undergo COVID-19 tests at a makeshift testing station in Seoul, Nov. 15. YonhapKorea's new COVID-19 cases bounced back to above 70,000 in two months on Tuesday in a sign that the virus may surge again in the winter.The country reported 72,883 new COVID-19 infections, including 50 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 26,290,877, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. It marked a sharp rise from 23,765 on Monday, and it is the highest tally since Sept. 15 when there were 71,444 new infections.Korea's COVID-19 outbreaks have recently shown an on-week increase, with authorities warning against a possible wintertime resurgence.The previous wave of the Omicron subvariant peaked at over 180,000 cases on Aug. 17.Korea added 39 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, raising the death toll to 29,748. The number of critically ill patients stood at 412, down one from the previous day. (Yonhap)

Nov 15, 2022
Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebound to 70,000s in two months

PM urges vigilance against COVID-19 resurgence woes

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo presides over a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, Nov. 14. YonhapPrime Minister Han Duck-soo called Monday for swift precautionary measures against COVID-19 as the country braces for a new wave of the infectious virus in winter."The coronavirus wave, which seemed to be slightly slowing, is starting to spread again in the winter season," the prime minister told a Cabinet meeting. "Swift measures are necessary to stabilize the resurgence in its early stage."Han ordered health authorities to take full advantage of antivirus and medical response systems built up over the past years to counter the resurgence and do their best to help infected patients recover early. He also urged the public to get vaccinated.On Wednesday, Korea's daily new virus cases reached the highest level in nearly two months at 62,472, raising concerns over another resurgence.Speaking on the Itaewon tragedy, Han said the government will draw up "exceptional measures" to prevent similar tragedies going forward.He noted the government will launch task forces to discuss way

Nov 14, 2022
PM urges vigilance against COVID-19 resurgence woes

Gov't expands college entrance test sites for COVID-19 patients

Junior students cheer on seniors at a high school in Suwon, 34 kilometers south of Seoul, days ahead of the annual national college entrance test, Nov. 11. YonhapWith days to go before the annual state college entrance exam, the government is moving to tighten coronavirus prevention and control measures, such as expanding test sites for patients, amid concerns over another wave of infections, officials said Sunday.More than 508,000 applicants, including high school seniors and graduates, are expected to sit for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), a single-day five-session exam, at some 1,370 test sites nationwide Thursday.It is the third CSAT the country has held since the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 and the first in which applicants who have tested positive are allowed to leave their homes and hospitals to take the exam on-site.The education ministry said it has expanded the number of test sites for patients at schools to 110 from 108 and those at hospitals to 25 from 24, which can accommodate up to some 4,900 students who have tested positive.Ministry data from Nov. 1-7

Nov 13, 2022
Gov't expands college entrance test sites for COVID-19 patients

Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise more than 11,000 on-week

A medical worker helps a visitor take a coronavirus test at a public health facility in Seoul's Mapo Ward, Nov. 11. YonhapKorea's new COVID-19 cases on Sunday increased more than 11,000 compared with a week earlier, with the country set to start administering booster shots targeting Omicron subvariants amid growing concerns about the possibility of a wintertime resurgence. The country reported 48,465 new COVID-19 infections, including 53 from overseas, bringing the total to 26,194,229, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.It marked a sharp hike from 36,675 recorded a week earlier.On Wednesday, Korea's daily new virus reached the highest level in nearly two months at 62,472, as the country is bracing for another wave of the infection in winter.Korea plans to begin administering a booster dose of the BA.4 and BA.5 bivalent vaccine by Pfizer on Monday to people aged 18 and older who were vaccinated before July.The move came as the BA.5 variant of COVID-19 has become the dominant strain in Korea, taking up around 91 percent of total infections in the first week of

Nov 13, 2022
Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise more than 11,000 on-week

Korea reports new African swine fever case in 2 months

Quarantine officials block a road leading to a pig farm in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province as African swine fever broke out there, Nov. 10. YonhapKorea has begun slaughtering nearly 5,500 pigs, and issued a standstill order on pig farms and related facilities in northern regions in the wake of the first African swine fever (ASF) case in about two months, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.Late Wednesday, the animal disease was reported at a pig farm in the country of Cheorwon, about 71 kilometers northeast of Seoul. It marked the first case since September, when the disease broke out at a farm in Gangwon's Chuncheon city, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The authorities are culling 5,499 pigs raised there as a preventive step, and issued a 24-hour standstill order in the northern part of Gangwon and the adjacent Gyeonggi Provinces that will be effective through 11:30 p.m. Thursday, it added.The authorities will carry out an in-depth inspection into 59 farms nearby. There were 24 pig farms within a 10-kilometer radius of the affected farm, and they raise

Nov 10, 2022
Korea reports new African swine fever case in 2 months

Korea's new COVID-19 cases continue on-week growth

A sign regarding COVID-19 tests is set up in front of a testing station in the southwestern city of Gwangju in this photo provided by a Gwangju ward government, Nov. 9. YonhapKorea's new COVID-19 cases fell to below 60,000 but showed a marked on-week growth Thursday as the country is at the onset of another virus wave, health authorities said.The country reported 55,365 new COVID-19 infections, including 50 from overseas, bringing the total to 26,037,020, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.It marked a slight fall from the previous day's 62,472 cases, when the daily count hit about a two-month high.But Thursday's figure was around 20 percent larger than that a week earlier. The comparable figure for two weeks ago came to 34,975.The KDCA has said recently a new wave of infections appeared to have begun in earnest, and the daily infections could surge to around 200,000 as early as December.The country added 52 deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 29,531.The number of critically ill patients stood at 323, down 13 from a day earlier, the KD

Nov 10, 2022
Korea's new COVID-19 cases continue on-week growth

Korea's emergency medical response to disasters needs improvement

Medical workers provide first aid to victims of the crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul, Oct. 30. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin More lives could have been saved in the Itaewon crowd crush, had the country's emergency medical resources been mobilized more effectively, according to medical experts. They called for improvements to the medical response system in the wake of the tragic accident on Oct. 29, which killed at least 156 people and injured nearly 200. In particular, they pointed out the absence of a “control tower” to take charge and delegate tasks during emergencies, along with poor communication between related authorities such as the fire agency, medical personnel and law enforcers.Such problems were on display in screenshots of a group chat between the disaster-related authorities, which were disclosed by Rep. Shin Hyun-young of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), Wednesday.Around 1:39 a.m. on Oct. 30, an official of the fire department wrote, “We will transfer some 30 dead patients to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital. Please check on the hospital's capacity.”

Nov 9, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea's emergency medical response to disasters needs improvement

Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit nearly two-month high

People visit a makeshift testing station to take coronavirus tests in Seoul, Nov. 6. YonhapKorea's new coronavirus cases reached the highest level in nearly two months Wednesday to stay over 60,000 for a second day, as the country is bracing for another wave of the virus in winter.The country reported 62,472 new COVID-19 infections, including 42 from overseas, bringing the total to 25,981,655, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.It is the largest daily count since Sept. 15, when the country reported 71,444 infections.The country has seen a growth in infections in recent weeks amid declining immunity and the growth in people's outdoor activities. The comparable figure a week ago was 54,737, and the country saw 40,817 infections two weeks earlier, according to KDCA data.The country added 59 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 29,479. The fatality rate was 0.11 percent.The number of critically ill patients stood at 336, down 24 from a day earlier, the KDCA said."New infections have shown an uptrend for four weeks in a row, and the reprod

Nov 9, 2022
Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit nearly two-month high

Korean lunar orbiter sends texts, images from space to Earth

This image, recently taken by a camera onboard Korean lunar orbiter Danuri, and provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, shows the moon passing Earth, Sept. 24. YonhapKorea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, successfully completing its long distance data transmission tests, the science ministry said Monday.Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, underwent data transmission tests on Aug. 25 and Oct. 28 from 1.21 million kilometers and 1.28 million km away from Earth, respectively, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).The orbiter used its own space internet device, which splits the data and sends the signal down to receivers on the ground through the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and KARI.During the first test led by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Danuri sent the music video of BTS' "Dynamite" from its storage.On Oct. 28, ETRI texted to Danuri, and the orbiter returned the message to the institute.The

Nov 7, 2022
Korean lunar orbiter sends texts, images from space to Earth

Korea expands updated COVID-19 vaccines amid resurgence concerns

Vials of Cominarty, Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA. 5 subvariants of Omicron are displayed in this photo. Courtesy of Korea Disease Control and Prevention AgencyBy Lee Hyo-jin Starting Monday, the administration of Pfizer's bivalent COVID-19 vaccines targeting the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron will be expanded to people aged 18 and above amid growing concerns over a resurgence of infections this winter.The single booster dose of the updated vaccine can be administered four months after completion of a primary vaccination or infection, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The government had previously begun providing updated vaccines developed by Moderna to people in high-risk groups such as those aged 60 and above, as well as workers and residents in nursing homes.The expansion comes as the spread of the coronavirus has apparently stopped slowing down with signs of a potential resurgence this winter. The KDCA reported 36,675 new infections for Saturday, a slight decrease after the country saw over 40,000 daily infections in the previous th

Nov 6, 2022By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea expands updated COVID-19 vaccines amid resurgence concerns
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