South Korea Sees a Surge in Coronavirus Cases
It wasn’t that long ago when South Korea reported just 3 local infections, but now there is a surge of infections being caused by indoor gatherings:
South Korea’s new coronavirus infections jumped to a five-month high of 279 on Sunday due mainly to a surge in church-related cases in the greater Seoul area.
This brought the country’s total caseload to 15,318, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Of the total, 267 were locally transmitted cases.
It marked the highest figure since March 8 when the new daily infections stood at 367 after hitting a record high of 909 on Feb. 29, with Daegu and its neighboring North Gyeongsang Province at the center of the mass outbreak.
It also marked a three-digit number for the third straight day, following 103 infections Friday and 166 Saturday.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but doing something like this is not helping stop the spread:
The warning came after pastor Jun Kwang-hoon and other members of the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul took part in massive anti-government rallies held in downtown Seoul on Saturday in violation of self-quarantine rules. They were supposed to be quarantined after more than 100 COVID-19 patients were traced to the church.
As of 2 p.m., infections tied to the church have swelled to 249 nationwide, the KCDC said, adding that the figure is feared to grow as thousands are undergoing virus tests.
What we have learned from the U.S. media is that as long as it was a “peaceful protest” the virus won’t spread there. Yes, I am joking, but just think how bad the spread of the virus is going to be once it gets cold outside with more people gathering indoors.
Somehow, I doubt leftist governments statistics… We all know the numbers they release are “adjusted” like the AGW stats…
Plus, by now every responsible person knows HCQ+Zinc+ZPak essentially blocks the fatal reactions and allows a normal, healthy body to fight off the virus, a variant of the common cold, with ease…
Those with a comorbidity like diabetes, compromised immune systems, kidney issues, and heart/lung issues–and their caregivers–should not be going to these events anyway, even if there was no Chinese Lung AIDS…
As far as the ROK’s statistics I think they are more believable than the U.S. statistics. In South Korea you have to test positive for COVID to be added to the total unlike in the U.S. where even if someone tests negative they can still be considered COVID positive. The U.S. statistics are further manipulated by determining who actually died of COVID and who died with COVID. People with COVID who die in accidents have been considered COVID deaths in the U.S. Then you have labs reporting 100% positivity rates because their employees were reducing their workload by not reporting negative tests further creating inaccurate statistics.
So I definitely trust South Korea’s statistics to be accurately reflect reality more than what is being reported in the U.S.
From what I’ve seen, Seoul’s subways and buses are crowded. It’s business as usual, and millions of Seoulites—masked or not—are being exposed to recirculated, re-breathed air in tight vehicular spaces… and yet this somehow isn’t contributing to spikes in infection. Fascinating.
Kevin, that’s what I mean. Thd government is blaming churches; but buses, trains, and planes are all still jammed to capacity…
GI, i don’t doubt the numbers, just the sources of infection…
ROK numbers are a lie, government trying to control thru fear. Anyway CCP virus is endemic now and with a death rate of .02%ish we all need to stop freaking out and get back to living.
If ROK numbers are a lie, we should be seeing thousands of sick people dropping from sickness left right and center, with hospitals flooded with patients, like in America. No such happening anywhere.
You American right wing nutters are simply amusing.