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It's been about 3 weeks since the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Korea. Total number of confirmed cases reached 7,513, and despite the alarming figures, the number of confirmed cases have declined for five consecutive days. On March 9th, only 131 new cases have been added. However, large number of people have been found infected in Seoul which might signal a new phase.
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Lowering trend of Coronavirus
After the 31st case was discovered in Korea, and the Shincheonji worship on February 18th, has gone up to more than 500 per day. Over 30,000 cases were examined at the peak and still remains high.
Daily number of new cases dropped from highest 813 to 131 in March 9th. Does this signal the end of Coronavirus?
Outbreak in Seoul
Source : news1
According to the breaking news on March 10th, a group infection outbreak occurred at the call center in Guro-gu of Seoul. The number has rose by 50, and 64 have been found to be related to the call center. The number of confirmed patients has spread to Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Incheon.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has announced that this could lead to massive infection in Seoul.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that outbreak is focused in the call center on 11th floor and had little chance of direct contact with employees on other floors but thorough inspection will be carried out. Also the relation with Shincheonji will be inspected to find the origin of this outbreak.
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Also, this is the first large outbreak in workplace in Seoul, which is different from infection between families or small group. It is quite unsure whether the Korean government can handle the situation in Seoul.
