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South Korea COVID-19 Cases - 22,055 cases; 331 deaths
South Korea confirms first death of person infected with coronavirus
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Wednesday the first death in the country of a person infected with coronavirus and 22 new cases bringing the total to 104.
The exact cause of death is being investigated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
(7th LD) S. Korea reports 1st death from virus; cases soar to 104
All Headlines 21:14 February 20, 2020 SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported its first death from the new coronavirus on Thursday, with 53 new cases confirmed in a single day to bring the total here to 104.
The 63-year-old deceased, who had been bedridden for more than 20 years at a hospital in southeastern city of Cheongdo, died from pneumonia on Wednesday, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)...
...Most new cases occurred in the southeastern city of Daegu and neighboring North Gyeongsang Province where a total of 70 cases were confirmed in just two days. The city's mayor urged its 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside to stem the spread of the virus...
Navy sailor tests positive for coronavirus in initial examination
18:13 February 20, 2020
(ATTN: CORRECTS accounts as case not confirmed yet)
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju tested positive Thursday for the new coronavirus in an initial examination, government officials said, sparking concerns the virus might have spread into military barracks....
..the sailor in his 20s visited his hometown, Daegu, ..from Feb. 13-18. Upon returning to the base, he showed symptoms, such as coughing, prompting the authorities to immediately quarantine him at the base, the officials said. He is now at a Jeju hospital.https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200220008700325
....According to the Central Defense Response Headquarters and local governments, 56 additional corona19 confirmed cases occurred in Korea on the 20th, and the number of confirmed persons increased to 107....https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR202002...on=society/all
Sincheonji virus hits Daegu-Gyeongbuk ... 43 confirmed people
2020-02-20 20:29:1
.. Daegu City secured a list of 1,100 members of Shinchon Daegu Church who attended worship service with the 31st patient and conducted a full survey to advise 90 persons who said 'it has symptoms'. As a result, 396 people were not connected by telephone, and concerns about community infections are still difficult.
.... On the 20th, a nurse who worked at the Catholic University of Daegu Hospital was later found to be corona19 confirmed.
..., it was revealed that he went to 'Shincheonji Church'. ..
It was later found that the official of the Dalseo branch of the Waterworks Headquarters, one of the patients who were confirmed for further confirmation in Daegu on the 20th, was also a member of Shincheonji. The health authorities are in control of access after self-isolating all 51 officials and business employees.
..According to the script, patient 31 visited Qingdao earlier this month, before confirmation. In addition, two inpatients were confirmed as corona19 in the mental ward of Daenam Hospital in Qingdao...
A Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju was confirmed Thursday to have contracted the new coronavirus in the first confirmed case among service personnel in South Korea, government officials said.http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200220000947
Daenam Hospital could emerge as new COVID-19 cluster with 15 cases, including potential first death
By Ahn Sung-mi Published : Feb 20, 2020 - 18:43
A hospital in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, could emerge as the new cluster of COVID-19 outbreak here, after a total of 15 people, including a man who died Wednesday, were confirmed to have contracted the virus.
...“We ask anyone who has had any contact with the hospital to self-isolate,” KCDC Director Jung Eun-kyeong said at a news briefing... ..It was also reported that several groups of the church members visited Cheongdo on a regular basis for voluenteeer works. ..http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200220000948
S. Korea designates Daegu, Cheongdo as 'special care zones' over coronavirus
National 08:40 February 21, 2020
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea declared the southeastern cities of Daegu and Cheongdo are "special care zones" Friday as a cluster of coronavirus cases have been reported there in recent days.
On Thursday, the country confirmed its first death of a COVID-19 patient in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, with the total number of confirmed cases in the country surpassing 100. Concerns about community spread have mounted as new cases surged this week in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city and home to 2.4 million people, and its surrounding North Gyeongsang Province...https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2020022...ional/national https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2020022...ional/politics
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will be briefed Friday on South Korea's response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Cheong Wa Dae said, as the number of confirmed cases in the country more than tripled over the past two days.
The Ministry of Defense decided to control all soldiers' leave, going out, going out, and visiting on the 22nd, as the first confirmed patient (COVID-19) of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred in Jeju Navy.
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