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The global spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant put additional strains on the quarantine authorities Thursday, although officials remained cautious, saying it is in the early phase of inflow.Delta has 1.6 times higher transmission power than the Alpha variant and could emerge as a dominant virus in
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Lee Han-soo
2021.06.24 16:47
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The government urged citizens to refrain from meetings between individuals as the nation recorded the highest infection rate of 44.7 percent last week caused by personal contacts.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) confirmed 512 new patients on Tuesday, including 477 local infecti
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Lee Han-soo
2021.04.27 13:33
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Korea’s daily Covid-19 tally soared back above 500 for the first time in 10 days as health authorities are tracing the development of a mass outbreak from unauthorized missionary training facilities.The Christian training schools, run by a missionary society called IM, which owns a sprawling network
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Lee Han-soo
2021.01.27 11:49
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The nation's daily Covid-19 tally continued to surpass the 1,000 mark for the third consecutive day on Friday, but top quarantine officials remained lukewarm about adopting the toughest antivirus measures due to economic concerns.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) confirmed 1,062
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Lee Han-soo
2020.12.18 11:39
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Korea reported more than 500 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday for the first time since early March when a new Christian sect’s mass gathering in Daegu led to the first explosive outbreaks.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 583 new virus cases, including 553 local infections, push
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Lee Han-soo
2020.11.26 11:56
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Korea has recorded new Covid-19 cases below 200 for a week, but the health authorities warned people against lowering guards, citing sporadic cluster infections throughout the country.The nation reported 156 new virus cases, including 144 local infections, on Wednesday, far lower than over 400 in la
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Shim Hyun-tai
2020.09.09 13:07
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Korea’s new Covid-19 cases have tapered off to around 100 these days owing to the strengthened social distancing scheme. However, the public health authorities remained on high alert as the number of cluster infections increased to 52 in the past two weeks, up five times from early August.The nation
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Lee Han-soo
2020.09.08 13:01
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Korea reported new Covid-19 cases of below 200 for five consecutive days on Monday, but the government expressed concerns about the growing share of infections with unknown routes and a rise in seriously ill patients.The nation confirmed 119 new virus cases, including 108 local infections, raising t
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Lee Han-soo
2020.09.07 11:21
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Korea reported new Covid-19 cases of below 200 for two consecutive days on Friday, but the government extended the Level 2.5 social distancing scheme in the greater Seoul area for another week.“Although the number of confirmed cases has recently decreased somewhat, we have not entered a stable state
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Lee Han-soo
2020.09.04 13:50
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare is securing more sickbeds and training medical personnel to treat critically ill Covid-19 patients to prepare for potential nationwide infections.The government has decided to secure 110 more hospital beds exclusively for treating severe patients of the new coronav
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Shim Hyun-tai
2020.09.02 16:04
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Korea reported new Covid-19 cases of below 300 for the fourth day on Wednesday but cluster infections tied to new hotspots in the greater Seoul area continued to spread throughout the country.Notably, in addition to churches and anti-government rallies, large and small group infections sporadically
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Lee Han-soo
2020.09.02 10:58
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Korea’s new Covid-19 cases stayed below 300 for two consecutive days on Monday, which was attributed mainly to reduced tests over the weekend. The cumulative caseload has exceeded 20,000 since this country found its first patient on Jan. 20.The nation has been recording three-digit figures of newly
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Lee Han-soo
2020.09.01 11:03
