Korean – Health

Asia Today: Virus surge makes S. Korean lockdown more likely

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, its highest single-day total in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of control. The country has reported triple-digit daily jumps on each of the past 14 days, prompting health experts to warn that hospitals could run… Read More »

Recovered South Korean virus patients test positive again

At least 179 recovered South Korean coronavirus patients have tested positive again for the dangerous bug, officials said. South Korea’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced that the tally accounted for 16 new cases detected of patients relapsing from the killer virus, according to media reports. Patients in their 20s were responsible for… Read More »