2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea

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2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea
Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea over Time.gif
Coronavirus pandemic in South Korea over time (since January 20, 2020).
 
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DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSouth Korea
First caseIncheon International Airport
Arrival date20 January 2020
(1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days)
OriginWuhan, Hubei, China
Confirmed cases8,236
Suspected cases‡14,971
Recovered1,137
Deaths
75
Official website
ncov.mohw.go.kr
‡ Suspected cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The first confirmed case of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea was announced on 20 January 2020.[1] On 19 February, the number of confirmed cases increased by 20 and on 20 February by 58[2] or 70,[3] giving a total of 346 confirmed cases on 21 February 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea (KCDC), with the sudden jump mostly attributed to "Patient 31" who participated in a gathering at a Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony church in Daegu.[3][4]

As of 11 March 2020, South Korea has about 7,800 cases and 61 deaths,[5][6] with over 200,000 people having been tested,[7][8] a case fatality rate of 0.8%, which is lower than the WHO's global case fatality rate of 3.4%.[9] In comparison, the fatality rate in Italy is 6.3%.[10][11], China is 3.8%, Japan is 1.5%, and Switzerland is 0.5%.[12]

Map of special cities & municipals with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases (as of 16 March):
  Confirmed cases reported
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Map of special cities & municipals with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases (as of 16 March):
  Confirmed 1–9
  Confirmed 10–99
  Confirmed 100–499
  Confirmed 500–999
  Confirmed 1000–9999
  Confirmed ≥10000
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases by provinces & special cities.

Amidst the fears of further contamination, mass gatherings in the affected cities were cancelled and a few hundred soldiers in Daegu are in isolation.[13][14] South Korea currently has the fifth highest confirmed infection count in the world, surpassed by China, Italy, Iran and Spain. As of 4 Feb, South Korea denies entry to foreigners traveling from Hubei Province to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.[15][16]

Timeline

20 January–17 February

Shincheonji Daegu Church
Recommendations for preventing COVID-19 released by KCDC under the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea.

On 20 January, the first confirmed case was identified as a 35-year-old Chinese woman. The first South Korean national to be infected occurred three days later was a 55-year-old man who worked in Wuhan and returned for a checkup with flu symptoms. The two infection reports were publicly released on 24 January.[1]

On 26 January, a third case as a 54-year-old South Korean man. He had used a rental car and visited three restaurants, a hotel, a convenience store and met his family before admitting himself to hospital. All these places were disinfected.

On 27 January, a fourth case was reported as a 55-year-old South Korean man who returned from Wuhan on 20 January. He first experienced flu symptoms on 21 January and suffered further complications four days later, eventually turning himself in. Both cases were tallied into formal records on 27 January.[17]

On 1 February, an update on the first four patients indicated that the first three patients were showing weaker symptoms and recovering well while the fourth patient was getting treatment from pneumonia. Rumours circulated that the fourth patient had died which health authorities denied.[18]

Two more confirmed cases were reported on 30 January with the fifth patient being a 32-year-old South Korean man who returned from his work at Wuhan on 24 January. The sixth patient was the first case in South Korea who had never visited Wuhan. The 56-year-old man caught the virus when visiting a restaurant with the third patient.[19]

On 31 January, a seventh patient was reported as a 28-year-old South Korean man returning from Wuhan on 23 January. He developed symptoms on 26 January, and was admitted to the hospital on 28 January.[20] On the same day, four more patients were admitted into the record as the eighth patient, 62-year-old South Korean woman, returned from Wuhan. The ninth patient caught the virus from the fifth patient through direct contact while the tenth and the eleventh patient were the wife and child who were infected while visiting the sixth patient.[21]

On 1 February, a 49-year-old Chinese national working in Japan as a tour guide was confirmed as the twelfth patient. He caught the virus while visiting a Japanese patient in Japan and entered South Korea through Gimpo International Airport on 19 January.[18] The KCDC confirmed an additional three cases on 2 February, bringing the total to fifteen.[22]

A woman, who had returned from Thailand after a five-day vacation, was tested positive and confirmed as the sixteenth case on 4 February.[23] Three more cases were confirmed on 5 February, bringing the total case count to 19. The seventeenth and nineteenth patients had attended a conference in Singapore and been in contact with an infected individual there.[24] The very same day the KCDC announced that the second patient had been released from hospital after being tested negative in consecutive tests, becoming the country's first coronavirus patient to fully recover.[25]

Details of the first 30 confirmed cases in South Korea (As of 17 February 2020)
Case Date Age Gender Nationality Place of stay Hospital of admission Visited Wuhan? Entry date Status Contacts of case Note Source
1 20 January 2020 35 Female Chinese Incheon Incheon Metropolitan City Medical Center, Incheon Yes 19 January 2020 Discharged (6 February 2020) 45 [26][27]
2 24 January 2020 55 Male Korean Seoul National Medical Center, Seoul Yes 22 January 2020 Discharged (5 February 2020) 75 [26][27]
3 26 January 2020 54 Male Korean Goyang Myongji Hospital, Goyang Yes 20 January 2020 Discharged (12 February 2020) 16 [26][27]
4 27 January 2020 55 Male Korean Pyeongtaek Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam Yes 20 January 2020 Discharged (9 February 2020) 95 [26][27]
5 30 January 2020 33 Male Korean Seoul Seoul Metropolitan City Seoul Medical Center, Seoul Yes 24 January 2020 In-patient 31 [26][27]
6 30 January 2020 55 Male Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (19 February 2020) 17 Friend of case 3 [26][27]
7 30 January 2020 28 Male Korean Seoul Seoul Metropolitan City Seoul Medical Center, Seoul Yes 23 January 2020 Discharged (15 February 2020) 9 [26][27]
8 31 January 2020 62 Female Korean Gunsan Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan Yes 23 January 2020 Discharged (12 February 2020) 113 [26][27]
9 31 January 2020 28 Female Korean Seoul Seoul Metropolitan City Seoul Medical Center, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (24 February 2020) 2 Friend of case 5 [26][27]
10 31 January 2020 54 Female Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (19 February 2020) 43 Wife of case 6 [26][27]
11 31 January 2020 25 Male Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (10 February 2020) 43 Son of case 6 [26][27]
12 1 February 2020 48 Male Chinese Bucheon Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam No 19 January 2020 (Japan) Discharged (18 February 2020) 422 Related to Japanese confirmed case [26][27]
13 2 February 2020 28 Male Korean Asan National Medical Center, Seoul Yes 31 January 2020 Discharged (24 February 2020) 0 Passenger on board the evacuation flights from Wuhan [26][27]
14 2 February 2020 40 Female Chinese Bucheon Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (18 February 2020) 3 Wife of case 12 [26][27]
15 2 February 2020 43 Male Korean Suwon Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam Yes 20 January 2020 Discharged (24 February 2020) 15 [26][27]
16 4 February 2020 42 Female Korean Gwangju Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju No 19 January 2020 (Thailand) Discharged (19 February 2020) 450 [26][27]
17 5 February 2020 37 Male Korean Guri Myongji Hospital, Goyang No 24 January 2020 (Singapore) Discharged (12 February 2020) 290 Related to cases at Grand Hyatt Singapore [26][27]
18 5 February 2020 20 Female Korean Gwangju Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju No 19 January 2020 (Thailand) Discharged (19 February 2020) 8 Daughter of case 16 [26][27]
19 5 February 2020 36 Male Korean Seoul Seoul Metropolitan City Seoul Medical Center, Seoul No 23 January 2020 (Singapore) Discharged (21 February 2020) 68 Related to cases at Grand Hyatt Singapore [26][27]
20 5 February 2020 41 Female Korean Suwon Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (24 February 2020) 2 Sister-in-law of case 15 [26][27]
21 5 February 2020 59 Female Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (29 February 2020) 6 Friend of case 6 [26][27]
22 6 February 2020 46 Male Korean Naju Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (15 February 2020) 1 Brother of case 16 [26][27]
23 6 February 2020 57 Female Chinese Seoul National Medical Center, Seoul Yes 23 January 2020 Discharged (29 February 2020) 23 [26][27]
24 6 February 2020 28 Male Korean Asan National Medical Center, Seoul Yes 31 January 2020 Discharged (27 February 2020) 0 Passenger on board the evacuation flights from Wuhan [26][27]
25 9 February 2020 73 Female Korean Siheung Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam No (Infection in Domestic) Discharged (22 February 2020) 12 Mother of case 26 [26][27]
26 9 February 2020 51 Male Korean Siheung Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Anseong Hospital, Anseong No 31 January 2020 (Guangdong) In-patient 12 [26][27]
27 9 February 2020 37 Female Chinese Siheung Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Anseong Hospital, Anseong No 31 January 2020 (Guangdong) In-patient 38 Wife of case 26 [26][27]
28 10 February 2020 30 Female Chinese Goyang Myongji Hospital, Goyang Yes 20 January 2020 Discharged (17 February 2020) 1 Friend of case 3 [26][27]
29 16 February 2020 82 Male Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) In-patient [26][27]
30 16 February 2020 68 Female Korean Seoul Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul No (Infection in Domestic) In-patient Wife of case 29 [26][27]

18 February–present outbreak

On 18 February, South Korea confirmed its 31st case in Daegu, a member of the Shincheonji religious organisation. The patient continued to go to gatherings of Shincheonji days after showing symptoms, which are typically held with people in very close proximity and include physical contact of the members. Many of the patient's close contacts would turn out to be infected, triggering a drastic escalation of the South Korean spread of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection.[28][29]

On 19 February, the number of confirmed cases increased by 20. On 20 February, 70[3] new cases were confirmed, giving a total of 104 confirmed cases, according to the KCDC. According to Reuters, KCDC attributed the sudden jump of 70 cases linked to "Patient No. 31", who had participated in a gathering in Daegu at the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.[3]

On 20 February, the streets of Daegu were empty in reaction to the Shincheonji outbreak. A resident described the reaction, stating "It's like someone dropped a bomb in the middle of the city. It looks like a zombie apocalypse."[3] The first death was reported[30] in a mental ward of Cheongdo Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo County. According to the mayor of Daegu, the number of suspected cases as of 21 February was 544 among 4,400 examined followers of the church.[31] The hospital was suspected as the source of the present outbreak after it was visited by a woman who became the second fatal case of South Korea on that day. Upon investigation, it was determined that the infection had spread to that hospital through a funeral ceremony attended by members of the church.[32][33]

All South Korean military bases were on lockdown after tests confirmed three soldiers to be positive for the virus.[32] Airlines cut connections and cultural schedules were being canceled due to fears of further spread.[34][35] United States Forces Korea raised the alert level from low to moderate and cut off non-essential travel to and from USFK Daegu.[36] USFK Daegu's school facilities were closed and non-essential personnel were ordered to stay at home while any visitors going there were not allowed to enter.[36] USFK announced that the widow of a retired soldier who was in Daegu was diagnosed to be positive for the virus on 24 February.[37] Camp Humphreys enacted virus detection protocols, including temperature checks and raised the alert level to high.[38] On 26 February, an American soldier based at Camp Carroll was diagnosed to be positive and was quarantined away from bases via off-base housing unit[39] with contact tracing done that showed his movements to Camp Walker.[40]

As of 22 February, among 9,336 followers of the church, 1,261 reported symptoms.[41] At the time, 169 confirmed cases involved the same church and another 111 came from the Cheongdo Daenam Hospital.[42] 23 February saw another 123 cases with 75 being from Shincheonji[43] and 24 February saw 161 additional cases with 129 being from the same religious group. Over 27,000 people have been tested for the virus with 19,127 negative results.[44]

On 24 February, 15 countries imposed travel restrictions to and from South Korea.[45] It was also reported that a senior health official overseeing the COVID-19 efforts in Daegu tested positive and was also a member of Shincheonji.[46][47] Within a few days, a petition to the nation's president urging for the disbandment of the church had over 750,000 signatures. Their headquarters in Gwacheon was raided by law enforcement and government officials said all 245,000 members of the religious group would be found and tested.[47]

On 28 February, over 2,000 confirmed cases were reported.[48] On 2 March, there were over 4,200 confirmed cases.[49] With an additional 4,000 cases of COVID-19 within two weeks, and roughly 60% of the total infections nationwide having stemmed from the church, the Seoul city government asked prosecutors to press charges against the religious group's founder and senior members for murder, causing harm, and for violating the Infectious Disease and Control Act.[50] Interviews have occurred with all 230,000 members of the religious group and nearly 9,000 were said to be showing symptoms of the virus.[51] Due to the number of infections in the country, ninety-five countries have banned or limited entry for South Korean passport holders.[52] Testing is also conducted at drive-through testing sites where patients do not leave their vehicles, but are met by medical personnel in hazmat suits over several stations. The process is completed in a few minutes and results come in several days.[53] On 8 March, KCDC in South Korea announced that 79.4% of confirmed COVID-19 cases were related to group infection. KCDC also announced that outbreak associated with Shincheonji Church totaled 4,482 infections, accounting for 62.8% of the total confirmed cases.[54][55]

The updated chart of COVID-19 cases

On March 13, After the first patient's outbreak on January 20 regarding the COVID-19 incident, which was worsening due to the explosion of confirmed cases from Shincheonji Church in Daegu, painted "Golden Cross" on the chart of COVID-19 cases in two months, and the confirmed patients were decreased by 68 people as of March 13. In other words, 177 people who were judged to be cured and they were removed from isolation, and the number of new confirmed patients were 110.[56]

Statistics

Line chart for cases in South Korea



Current Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea by gender and age (
)[57]

Classification Cases Fatal cases
Number (%) Number (%) Rate (%)
All 8,236 (100.0) 75 (100.0) 0.91
Sex Male 3,169 (38.48) 41 (54.67) 1.29
Female 5,067 (61.52) 34 (45.33) 0.67
Age Above 80 270 (3.28) 25 (33.33) 9.26
70–79 531 (6.45) 28 (37.33) 5.27
60–69 1,024 (12.43) 14 (18.67) 1.37
50–59 1,585 (19.24) 6 (8.00) 0.38
40–49 1,147 (13.93) 1 (1.33) 0.09
30–39 849 (10.31) 1 (1.33) 0.12
20–29 2,313 (28.08) 0 0.0 -
10–19 432 (5.25) 0 0.0 -
0–9 85 (1.03) 0 0.0 -
Data as of 2020/03/16 00:00 KST.

COVID-19 cases in South Korea by region (
)[57]

Region No. of cases (%) Incidence rate
(per 0.1M)
Seoul 212 (2.69) 2.18
Busan 99 (1.26) 2.90
Daegu 5,867 (74.56) 240.80
Incheon 25 (0.32) 0.85
Gwangju 15 (0.19) 1.03
Daejeon 20 (0.25) 1.36
Ulsan 25 (0.32) 2.18
Sejong 15 (0.19) 4.38
Gyeonggi 178 (2.26) 1.34
Gangwon 29 (0.37) 1.88
Chungbuk 27 (0.34) 1.69
Chungnam 114 (1.45) 5.37
Jeonbuk 7 (0.09) 0.39
Jeonnam 4 (0.05) 0.21
Gyeongbuk 1,143 (14.53) 42.93
Gyeongnam 85 (1.08) 2.53
Jeju 4 (0.05) 0.60
Total 7,869 (100) 15.18
Data as of 2020/03/12 00:00 KST.

COVID-19 cases in South Korea by clusters (
)[57]

Regions Sub-total Epidemiological links Others
n% Details
Seoul 212 166 (78.3%) Guro-gu call center (70), Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital (14), Seondongu APT (13), Jongno Community Center (10), Dong-An church (9), Jung-gu fashion company (7), Shincheonji (6), etc. 46 (21.7%)
Busan 99 70 (70.7%) Onchun Church (34), Shincheonji (10), Suyeong-gu Kingdergarden (6), Haewundegu Cathedral (6), Jin-gu private academy (4), Daenam Hospital (1), etc. 29 (29.3%)
Daegu 5,867 4,808 (81.9%) Shincheonji (4,126), contacts of confirmed cases (680), Daenam Hospital (2) 1,059 (18.1%)
Incheon 25 22 (88.0%) Guro-gu call center (15), contacts of confirmed cases (4), Shincheonji (2), existing imported cases (1) 3 (12.0%)
Gwangju 15 10 (66.7%) Shincheonji (9), existing imported cases (1) 5 (33.3%)
Daejeon 20 10 (50.0%) Contacts of confirmed cases (8), Shincheonji (2) 10 (50.0%)
Ulsan 25 19 (76.0%) Shincheonji (16), contacts of confirmed cases (3) 6 (24.0%)
Sejong 15 14 (93.3%) Gym facility (8), Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (5), Shincheonji (1) 1 (6.7%)
Gyeonggi 178 138 (77.5%) Shincheonji (27), Bundang Jesaeng Hospital (16), Guro-gu call center (14), Suwon Saeng Myeong Saem Church (10), existing imported cases (6), etc. 40 (22.5%)
Gangwon 29 19 (65.5%) Shincheonji (16), contacts of confirmed cases (3) 10 (34.5%)
Chungbuk 27 25 (92.6%) Shincheonji (10), Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11), contacts of confirmed cases (4) 2 (7.4%)
Chungnam 114 113 (99.1%) Gym facility in Cheonan (105), Seosan research center (8) 1 (0.9%)
Jeonbuk 7 4 (57.1%) Contacts of confirmed cases (2), existing imported cases (1), Shincheonji (1) 3 (42.9%)
Jeonnam 4 3 (75.0%) Shincheonji (1), existing imported cases (1), contacts of confirmed cases (1) 1 (25.0%)
Gyeongbuk 1,143 823 (72.0%) Shincheonji (503), Daenam Hospital (119), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (56), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Milal Shelter (25), Gyeongsan Seorin Nursing Home (21). Gyeongsan Jeil Silver Town (17), Gyeongsan Cham Joeun Community Center (15), etc. 320 (28.0%)
Gyeongnam 85 63 (74.1%) Shincheonji (29), Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Hanmaeum Changwon Hospital (7), Changnyeong coin karaoke (7), Busan Onchun Church (2) 22 (25.9%)
Jeju 4 - - 4 (100.0%)
Total 7,869 6,307 (80.1%) 4,759 Shincheonji-related cases (60.5%) 1,562 (19.9%)
Note: data by 2020/03/12 00:00 in KST.

New COVID-19 cases reported in South Korea by region (
)

Report as of Gyeonggi
Gangwon
 Gyeongsang Chungcheong Jeolla
Quarantine Station
 Confirmed Deaths Tested Disch.
Sources
Date Time
Incheon
Seoul
Gyeonggi
Gyeongbuk
Daegu
Gyeongnam
Busan
Ulsan
Chungbuk
Sejong
Daejeon
Chungnam
Jeonbuk
Gwangju
Jeonnam
Jeju
 New Total New Total Total
Current
 Total
2020-01-20 N/A 1 1 1 - - 4 0 N/A [26][58]
2020-01-24 N/A 1 1 2 - - 27 0 N/A [59]
2020-01-26 N/A 1 1 3 - - 51 1 N/A [60]
2020-01-27 N/A 1 1 4 - - 61 1 N/A [61]
2020-01-30 09:00 - 4 - - 244 41 N/A [62]
24:00 3 3 7 - - N/A N/A N/A [63][64]
2020-01-31 N/A 3 1 4 11 - - N/A N/A N/A [65]
2020-02-01 09:00 1 1 12 - - 371 70 N/A [66]
2020-02-02 09:00 2 3[i 1] 15 - - 429 87 N/A [67]
2020-02-04 10:00 1 1 16 - - 607 129 N/A [68]
2020-02-05 10:00 1 1 2 18 - - 714 174 N/A [69]
2020-02-06 09:00 3 1 1 5 23 - - 885 169 N/A [70]
2020-02-07 09:00 1[i 2] 24 - - 1,130 264 2 [71]
2020-02-09 09:00 1 1 25 - - 2,340 960 2 [72]
16:30 2 2 27 - - 2,598 888 3 [73]
2020-02-11 09:00 1 1 28 - - 3,629 865 4 [74]
2020-02-16 09:00 1 1 29 - - 7,919 408 9 [75]
2020-02-17 09:00 1 1 30 - - 8,171 577 9 [76]
Date Time
Incheon
Seoul
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
Gyeongbuk
Daegu
Gyeongnam
Busan
Ulsan
Chungbuk
Sejong
Daejeon
Chungnam
Jeonbuk
Gwangju
Jeonnam
Jeju
Quarantine Station
 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2020-02-18 09:00 1 1 31 - - 9,265 957 10 [77]
2020-02-19 09:00 2 3 10 15 46 - - 10,411 1,030 12 [78]
16:00 5 5 51 - - 11,173 1,149 16 [79]
2020-02-20 09:00 1 8 22 31 82 - - 12,161 1,633 16 [80]
16:00 1 (1)13 8 22 104 1 1 13,202 1,860 16 [81]
2020-02-21 09:00 3 1 (1)3 38 2 1 1 1 1 1 52 156 1 2 14,816 2,707 16 [82]
16:00 2 1 42 2 1 48 204 - 2 16,400 3,180 17 [83]
2020-02-22 09:00 2 103 28 2 2 1[84] 1 1 1 1 142 346 - 2 19,621 5,481 17 [85]
16:00 3 4 5 14 55 1 1[86] 1 2 1 87 433 - 2 21,586 6,037 18 [87]
2020-02-23 09:00 2 (2)20 93 4 2 1 1 123 556 2 4 22,633 6,039 18 [88]
16:00 1 2 5 (1)24 6 6 1 1 46 602 - 4 25,577 8,057 18 [89]
2020-02-24 09:00 3 10 (3)11 131 3 2 1 161 763 3 7 27,852 8,725 18 [90]
16:00 1 1 12 42 13 1 70 833 - 7 31,923 11,631 22 [91]
2020-02-25 09:00 2 5 (1)33 16 1 3 60 893 1 8 36,716 13,273 22 [92]
16:00 4 2 (2)23 44 2 5 1 1 1 84 977 2 10 40,304 13,880 22 [93]
2020-02-26 09:00 1 4 (1)1 19 134 2 8 169 1,146 1 11 46,127 16,734 22 [94]
16:00 4 8 49 (1)33 9 8 1 2 1 115 1,261 1 12 53,553 20,716 24 [95]
2020-02-27 09:00 6 4 4 307 2 2 3 4 334 1,595 - 12 57,990 21,097 24 [96]
16:00 1 7 24 (1)115 7 3 5 1 1 5 2 171 1,766 1 13 66,652 25,568 26 [97]
2020-02-28 09:00 1 6 4 49 182 3 2 1 4 4 256 2,022 - 13 70,940 24,751 26 [98]
16:00 6 1 15 265 3 2 3 1 19 315 2,337 - 13 81,167 30,237 27 [99]
2020-02-29 09:00 2 12 4 60 (3)476 10 12 3 1 13 2 594 2,931 3 16 85,963 29,154 27 [100]
16:00 3 6 19 181 3 -1[i 3] 7 219 3,150 1 17 94,055 35,182 28 [101]
2020-03-01 09:00 5 2 26 333 3 1 1 5 376 3,526 - 17 96,985 32,422 30 [102]
16:00 5 5 8 41 (1)136 1 2 3 8 1 210 3,736 1 18 98,921 33,360 30 [103]
24:00 1 4 3 4 68 377 1 5 1 10 2 476 4,212 4 22 109,591 33,799 31 [104]
2020-03-02 24:00 7 2 1 61 519 2 1 3 1 2 1 600 4,812 6 28 125,851 35,555 34 [105]
2020-03-03 24:00 2 1 7 1 89 405 1 3 3 1 1 2 516 5,328 4 32 136,707 28,414 41 [106]
2020-03-04 24:00 4 9 2 87 320 9 −1 1 1 4 1 1 438 5,766 3 35 146,541 21,810 88 [107]
2020-03-05 24:00 2 10 2 123 367 3 3 3 2 4 −1 518 6,284 7 42 164,740 21,832 108 [108]
2020-03-06 24:00 3 10 (1)1 65 390 5 1 5 1 2 483 6,767 2 44 178,189 19,620 118 [109]
2020-03-07 24:00 12 11 1 32 297 1 1 1 4 6 1 367 7,134 6 50 188,518 19,376 130 [110]
2020-03-08 24:00 10 11 1 26 190 −1 1 4 3 1 2 248 7,382 1 51 196,618 17,458 166 [111]
2020-03-09 24:00 4 11 11 10 (3)92 2 2 −1 131 7,513 3 54 210,144 18,452 247 [112]
2020-03-10 24:00 12 52 12 1 18 (6)131 1 2 1 2 2 8 242 7,755 6 60 222,395 18,540 288 [113]
2020-03-11 24:00 19 3 (2)8 (4)73 1 1 5 2 2 114 7,869 6 66 234,998 17,727 333 [114]
2020-03-12 24:00 2 13 (1)7 4 61 1 2 17 2 1 110 7,979 1 67 248,647 17,940 510 [115]
2020-03-13 24:00 1 13 (1)15 (1)6 (3)62 3 1 6 107 8,086 5 72 261,335 17,634 714 [116]
2020-03-14 24:00 2 9 11 4 (2)41 (1)3 1 3 1 1 76 8,162 3 75 268,212 16,272 834 [117]
2020-03-15 24:00 6 20 7 35 1 1 4 74 8,236 - 75 274,504 14,971 1,137 [118]
Total Cases 30 253 231 29 1164 6066 85 107 28 31 40 22 115 7 4 16 4 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Deaths 3 1 17 53 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Date Time
Incheon
Seoul
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
Gyeongbuk
Daegu
Gyeongnam
Busan
Ulsan
Chungbuk
Sejong
Daejeon
Chungnam
Jeonbuk
Gwangju
Jeonnam
Jeju
Quarantine Station
 New Total New Total Total
Current
 Total
Sources
of Report Gyeonggi Gyeongsang Chungcheong Jeolla Cases Deaths Tested Disch.
Sources [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] [132] [133] [134] [135]
Notes:

The sum for a single region may not match its total because the daily numbers are based on the locations of report; a case may change its classification after epidemiological investigation.

Numbers in parentheses denote new deaths among the region's all confirmed cases.

  1. ^ Includes one case repatriated from abroad..
  2. ^ Includes one case repatriated from abroad.
  3. ^ Location transfer to Daegu after epidemiological investigation.


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2020-02-03
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2020-02-04
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2020-02-05
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2020-02-06
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2020-02-07
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2020-02-08
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2020-02-09
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2020-02-10
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2020-02-11
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2020-02-16
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2020-02-17
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2020-02-18
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 31(+1) (+3.3%)
2020-02-19
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 51(+20) (+65%)
2020-02-20
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 104(+53) (+104%)
2020-02-21
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2020-02-22
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2020-02-23
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2020-02-24
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2020-02-25
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2020-02-26
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2020-02-27
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2020-02-28
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2020-02-29
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2020-03-01
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2020-03-02
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2020-03-03
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2020-03-04
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2020-03-05
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2020-03-06
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2020-03-07
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2020-03-08
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2020-03-09
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2020-03-10
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2020-03-11
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2020-03-12
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2020-03-13
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2020-03-14
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2020-03-15
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Data sourced from KCDC; see the statistics for detailed references.

Impacts and reactions

* "Drive-Through Test Center" The medical staff examines patients with suspected COVID-19 while in the vehicle.

The entire procedure of collecting a sample of secretions taking less than 10 minutes, and it's deployed to dozens of locations including Seoul,Daegu,Goyang, Incheon and Sejong.[136][137]

*Banner: Corona Virus-19 Drive Thru -Screening Clinic[138][139]
Sign in Daejeon pharmacy stating all masks are sold out
Line outside a pharmacy in Sejong City awaiting the store to open so they can buy masks

Impact

Drive-Through Test Center in Busan

Apart from the city of Daegu and the church community involved, most of South Korea is operating close to normality, although nine planned festivals have been closed and tax-free retailers are closing.[140] The South Korean military manpower agency made an announcement that conscription from Daegu will temporarily be suspended.[141] The Daegu Office of Education decided to postpone the start of every school in the region by one week.[142]

Numerous educational institutes have temporarily shut down, including dozens of kindergartens in Daegu and several elementary schools in Seoul.[143] As of 18 February, most universities in South Korea had announced plans to postpone the start of the spring semester. This included 155 universities planning to delay the semester start by two weeks to 16 March, and 22 universities planning to delay the semester start by one week to 9 March.[144] Also, on 23 February 2020, all kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools were announced to delay the semester start from 2 March to 9 March.[145]

The economy of South Korea is forecast to grow 1.9%, which is down from 2.1%. The government has provided 136.7 billion won for local governments as support.[140] The government has also organized the procurement of masks and other hygiene equipment.[140]

Entertainment agency SM Entertainment reportedly donated five hundred million won in efforts to fight the disease.[146][147][148]

In the K-POP industry, the rapid spread of the coronavirus within South Korea has led to the cancellations or postponing of concerts and other events for K-POP acts within and outside of South Korea, with example situations including the cancellation of the remaining Asia dates and the Europe leg for Seventeen’s Ode To You Tour on 9 February 2020 and the cancellation of all Seoul dates for BTS' Map of the Soul Tour.[149][150]

Travel restrictions

Further information: Travel restrictions related to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
  South Korea
  Entrance refused to people from South Korea
  Entrance refused to people from some areas of South korea
  Imposed quarantine on people arriving from South Korea
  Other restrictions (self-quarantines, medical examination requirements, monitoring measures)

As of 15 March, a total of 136 countries and territories have issued entry bans and/or suspended visas for travelers from South Korea.[151]

Government reactions

Videotelephony of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquaters

The number of inspections

The Blue House announced on February 28 the current status of coronavirus tests in Korea, comparing the testing situation in the United States and Japan. The number of inspections was 26 or 120 times higher than in other countries as of 28 Feb. The cumulative number of inspections was about 53,000 by South Korea, while Japan was about 2,000, and in US about 440 cases were examined.[152]

Incorrect expression

On 20 February, one of the public reports by the South Korean government was titled "Pan-Governmental Special Aid Committee is assembled to handle Coronavirus 19 in Daegu" which can be also parsed as "...assembled to handle Daegu Coronavirus 19." After concerns were raised about potentially enabling discrimination, the government apologized on 22 February for using misleading expression and corrected the incorrect expression.[153]

Public reactions

Presidential approval rating

Although there are many confirmed cases of COVID-19, President Moon Jae-in's approval rating rose by 2 percentage points to 44%. During the MERS crisis, the previous President Park Geun-hye's approval rating had fallen sharply to 29% due to inadequate management the MERS infection.[154]

In opinion poll conducted by Gallup Korea in the second week of March 2020, president Moon's approval rating has rose by 5% to 49%.[155]

Controversial petitions

There are two controversial petitions on the official Presidential Blue House website: one is for supporting President Moon for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and another is for disapproval of President Moon's management of the coronavirus outbreak. The petitions of disapproval was completed by 1.46 million votes, and another petition of supporting President Moon reached more than 1.3 million votes, and it is planned to be completed by 27 March 2020.[156][157]

Anti-Chinese sentiment

In February 2020, an entrance to a South Korean restaurant in downtown Seoul reportedly had a sign in red Chinese characters stating: "No Chinese Allowed."[158] "No Chinese" signs have been cropping up throughout the country, and some businesses are simply banning all foreigners.[159] Some foreign residents have been excluded from the government mask distribution program as it is currently only allowed to 1.25 million foreigners who were subscribed to the public health insurance. There is a shortage of face masks in S.Korea.[160] Concerning COVID-19, More than 760,000 South Korean citizens have signed a petition lobbying the government to ban Chinese tourists from entering the country.[161][162] The Daegu Lantern Festival mistakenly posted a notice in English that no foreigners are allowed to visit. However, the wrong sentence was removed and it was revealed a translation error by the PR agency regarding statement from a Daegu government official. The official in the Daegu city stated that the original message was the notification to foreign tourists about the delayed schedule of festival over COVID-19 concerns.[163]

International analysis

On 24 February, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upgraded the status of South Korea to level 3 (avoid non-essential travels due to widespread community transmission).[164]

On 28 February, Charles Schwab Corporation advised employees who had travelled to China and South Korea to self-quarantine for 14 days.[165] Multiple companies such as Amazon, Google, TD Bank Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, London Stock Exchange Group, and Cargill, Inc. deferred all non-essential travels to areas affected by the outbreak.[166]

As of 8 March, US military has suspended all travels to and from South Korea for all military personnel and their family over the concern of the virus.[167]

As of 10 March, 109 countries or regions restrict entry of visitors from South Korea.[168] CNN had an interview with South Korea health minister Park Neung-hoo. Park expressed cautiously his desire that the coronavirus outbreak is 'passed the peak' as per the result regarding the number of new daily infections has declined in recent days.[169] The S. Korean government has the ability operate about 15,000 diagnostic test per day and has conducted over 190,000 tests by 10 March nationwide. Park also answered the inquiry from CNN about practicable tips for controlling COVID-19.Park believes that dealing with outbreaks by focusing efforts on early testing and global cooperation would be crucial instead of lockdown option as virus could still spread quickly without testing.[169] S. Korean authorities have arranged the two types of facilities, one for about 10% of coronavirus patients who required hospitalization and another for the patients who were only suffering from mild symptoms.[169]

The reasons of many confirmed cases

Time magazine and BBC News analyzed that the reason for so many confirmed cases of the coronavirus in South Korea is due to the relative "openness" and "transparency" in Korean society.[170] Another reason for the spread of the virus was through the religious group Shincheonji Church.[171] The Blue House announced on 28 February the current status of coronavirus tests in three countries: Korea, the United States, and Japan, and analyzed statistically on the reasons why there were so many confirmed cases in South Korea. In other words, the number of inspections was 26 or 120 times higher than other countries. The cumulative number of inspections was about 53,000 by South Korea, while Japan was about 2,000. 440 cases were examined in the United States. After confirming the tests, the rate of confirmed cases was highest in Japan (9.04%), followed by Korea (3.3%) and the United States (3.15%).[152]

History of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea

During the first four weeks, South Korea controlled the potential spread of COVID-19 by using high-tech resources like tracking the use of credit cards and checking CCTV footage of confirmed patients. However, since 18 February, the number of cases increased to more than 1,700 after discovery of the fact that patient No. 31 is a member of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. It was difficult for KCDC to screen the patient because Shincheonji teaches that illness is sin. Many members were uncooperative with KCDC and could not be contacted.[172] About half of confirmed cases were linked to the Shincheonji Church as of 27 February; this was verified by health officials.[173] As of 10 March, the KCDC was able to contact and test most of the Shincheonji Church members, with the total number of tests nationally standing at around 200,000.

Viewing Korea's COVID-19 in Germany

ZDF, a major public broadcaster in Germany, assessed that Korea's COVID-19 management, conducting massive inspections daily, is the fastest but hardest way to transparently disclose the confirmed COVID-19 cases.[174] It was now emphasized that it would be necessary to conduct an aggressive test similar to South Korea for COVID-19. Public German broadcaster ARD praised the efficiency of the testing methods, such as the drive-through COVID-19 screening idea developed by South Korea.[175] From March 8, Germany has operated drive-in inspection stations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, where the number of infected people is increasing, and the drive-through inspection station was also installed in several places in the UK two weeks ago. Germany has a medical infrastructure capable of testing 16,000 people per day.[176][177][178] The Research Fellow of Free University of Berlin quoted from The New York Times and summarized the situation: even in the center of the outbreak in Daegu, officials are not restricting the movement of people, which could be a template as the virus moves around the globe.[179][180]

The low death rate in South Korea

Bloomberg L.P. analyzed the reason for the low death rate in South Korea. South Korea experienced serious difficulties during the outbreak of MERS in 2015 due to a lack of test kits. Afterwards, the country approved rapid deployment of COVID-19 test kits, and now they are able to test more than 10,000 people a day. In neighboring Japan, only about 2,700 people in total have been tested for COVID-19 as of March 3. Officials in Seoul operate "drive-thru" testing stations for quick testing. Diagnostics company Seegene Inc. is also exporting its test kits to other countries including China, Europe and the USA.[181][182]

Drive-through testing site

CNN reported the innovative drive-through testing for COVID-19 in the northern city of Goyang, which was inspired by the drive-through counters at Starbucks.[183] Reuters detailed the new testing facilities in South Korea. Several drive-through coronavirus screening centres were built, including roadside testing facilities. Their purpose is to diagnose patients quickly, while preventing the infection of others in, e.g., a hospital waiting room or a community health center. The entire testing procedure takes several minutes.[184] William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, stressed the importance of the broad testing efforts in South Korea. It would provide us with an unclouded picture of the COVID-19 illness.[185] Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton has recommended the drive-thru coronavirus testing in Australia.[186] on March 10, Australia opened the first drive-through testing station in Adelaide. [187][187]

Coverage of testing patients

Business Insider analyzed the difference of coverage of patient testing patients for COVID-19, comparing the USA to South Korea. Per million citizens, South Korea tested 700 times more than the USA.[188] Fortune explained South Korea's efforts of setting up several "drive-thru" coronavirus screening facilities as contributing to testing thousands of samples a day.[189]

View of Foreign Media on COVID-19 in Korea

The Washington Post has praised the South Korean government's handling of coronavirus outbreak and stated that South Korea is a model for the U.S. response instead of Iran.[190] The Washington Post also appreciated South Korea's response as a successful model for democratic countries.[191]

Agence France-Presse has compared South Korea's handling of coronavirus outbreak with China. The newspaper stated that "While China locked down cities, Seoul embraced widespread testing and public notice of movements of those infected, raising some privacy concerns". Also, AFP analyzed that the South Korean government handled the crisis using a model of open information, public participation, and widespread testing.[192] Additionally, according to the paper, Masahiro Kami, a chairperson of the Tokyo-based Medical Governance Research Institute stated that South Korea is a good model for every country for handling the coronavirus outbreak.[193]

See also

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  193. ^ AFP (12 March 2020). "Can South Korea be a model for virus-hit countries?". The Times of Israel. Japan — where nearly 600 people have been infected, with 12 deaths — has not undertaken widespread testing and could learn from South Korea’s response, said Masahiro Kami, head of the Tokyo-based Medical Governance Research Institute."Testing is a crucial initial step to control the virus," Kami said, adding: "It’s a good model for every country."
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