Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening

  • 📰 smh
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 80%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

South Korea won praise for containing the coronavirus without mass lockdowns but has experienced a setback with its biggest daily infection surge in seven weeks.

Cases connected to a logistics centre of Coupang Corp increased to 36 with KCDC estimating that about 4000 people may have been exposed to the virus. More cases are expected to emerge from this cluster, it said.

The country's top infectious disease expert said South Korea may need to reimpose social distancing restrictions because it's becoming increasingly difficult for health workers to track the spread of COVID-19 amid warmer weather and eased attitudes on distancing. "Young people have a very broad range of activity, so at the point of diagnosis, there's already a lot of exposure ... the number of people or locations we have to trace are increasing geometrically," he added.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

South Korea jails man for lockdown breach | Sky News AustraliaA 27-year-old man has received the first prison sentence in South Korea over a coronavirus lockdown breach. \n\nThe man was sentenced to four months behind bars for two separate incidents as authorities said he left his residence during a 14 day isolation period, then was caught leaving again after he was moved to a quarantine facility. \n\nSouth Korea suffered one of the worst initial outbreaks of the virus before it enforced strict lockdown measures, recording more than 11,000 infections and 269 deaths.\n\nImage: Getty Please don’t give this woman air time!! This is absolutely cruel!
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »

South Australia records first new coronavirus case in 19 daysSA has recorded its first new coronavirus case in more than two weeks, after a woman who flew from Victoria was tested at Adelaide Airport and diagnosed. Take a BEX and have a long rest ABC, you sound really shrill today ?. Can we send her back to VIC? This is what happens when you don’t follow your own rules🤦🏼‍♀️ Who ok’d this? What a monumental f*ck up by someone! auspol COVID19Aus
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

North and South Korean troops violated armistice with gunfire, investigation findsGun shots which troops on both sides of the Korean border fired earlier this month broke an armistice agreement which has been in place since 1953, according to the US-led United Nations Command. GTFO of the Korean Peninsula.. $USD MIC
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

State's 'extremely concerning' virus spikeSix crew members from a live export ship off Perth have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the state's total case numbers to 570. So much for them trying to keep Easterners out of WA and yet this happens. National live ship sheep with the mandatory Vet on board or a live Cattle Class ? breaking news Mathias just on National TV Rupert's Show telling Australia of the zero to absolute no cases of infection so Boarders should be opened HIS best bud Peter is Failing on Border FARCE No surprises really
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

South Australia records first new coronavirus case in 19 daysSA has recorded its first new coronavirus case in more than two weeks, after a woman who flew from Victoria was tested at Adelaide Airport and diagnosed. Take a BEX and have a long rest ABC, you sound really shrill today ?. Can we send her back to VIC? This is what happens when you don’t follow your own rules🤦🏼‍♀️ Who ok’d this? What a monumental f*ck up by someone! auspol COVID19Aus
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

South Korea jails man for lockdown breach | Sky News AustraliaA 27-year-old man has received the first prison sentence in South Korea over a coronavirus lockdown breach. \n\nThe man was sentenced to four months behind bars for two separate incidents as authorities said he left his residence during a 14 day isolation period, then was caught leaving again after he was moved to a quarantine facility. \n\nSouth Korea suffered one of the worst initial outbreaks of the virus before it enforced strict lockdown measures, recording more than 11,000 infections and 269 deaths.\n\nImage: Getty Please don’t give this woman air time!! This is absolutely cruel!
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »