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46 soldiers at the border of South Korea diagnosed with Coronavirus: Ministry
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- 46 soldiers have tested positive for Covid-19
- The Army has restricted movement of the troops from the base
The defense ministry on Saturday informed that forty-six soldiers at an Army unit have been tested positive for Cov...
PROTESTANT GROUPS IN S. KOREA APOLOGIZE FOR THE SPREAD OF CLUSTER INFECTIONS
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- Protestant groups in S. Korea apologize for the spread of cluster infections.
- A joint conference was held by NCCK, YMCA, and YWCA church associations to address the situation.
- Around 360 COVID-19 cases were recently repor...
S. KOREA REPORTS A MASS COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT AN UNAUTHORIZED SCHOOL IN DAEJEON
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- S. Korea reports a mass COVID-19 outbreak at an unauthorized school in Daejeon.
- State and local health authorities are tracing and monitoring the situation.
- On the weekend a school run by a missionary society called IM re...
HOKKAIDO PREFECTURE REPORTS 5 PEOPLE INFECTED BY COVID-19 AT A HOME GATHERING
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- Hokkaido prefecture reports 5 people infected by COVID-19 at a home gathering.
- Japan confirmed 4 clusters of coronavirus infections.
- The authorities reported that the drinking sessions were held at the home of one person ...
USFK REPORTS 7 AFFILIATED WORKERS CONTRACTED COVID-19 UPON AARIVAL IN THE COUNTRY
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- USFK reports 7 affiliated workers contracted COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.
- 5 people tested positive on their first mandatory COVID-19 test prior to entering quarantine.
- 4 service members had arrived by a US govern...
SEOUL IN CONCLUDING PHASE OF VACCINE DEAL NEGOTIATIONS
- The Korean government said Tuesday it is in the final stage of negotiations to buy COVID-19 vaccines, including the ones being manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna.
- There are nearly about 10 vaccine candidates in Phase 3 trials.
Excluding those vaccine candidate...
HK OFFICIALS PROBES HOTEL CLUSTER INFECTIONS, AS THE CASES SURGED
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- Hong Kong specialists are following the contacts of a sex laborer who tested positive for Covid-19, while more cases identified with a group at a Mui Wo seashore resort inn have been recorded
A 42-year-old Chinese woman anticipating ...
SOUTH KOREA’S NEW CONFIRMED CASELOADS BACK IN THREE FIGURES
- South Korea's new coronavirus cases shot up to over 100 on Thursday mainly due to a new infection due to gathering of people in the southeastern port city of Busan amid a further lessened social distancing scheme
- The country multiplied to 110 COVID-19 cases, including 95 lo...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT ROLLS OUT NEW INCENTIVES FOR INDIA’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
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- Indian government has rolled out new incentives for electronics industry.
- Three new schemes have been announced by the government.
‘Make in India’ initiative and the ‘Digital India’ initiative have ...
TOCHIGI PREFECTURE IN EASTERN JAPAN REPORTS CLUSTER INFECTION FROM A HOUSE PARTY
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- Tochigi prefecture in eastern Japan reports cluster infection from a house party.
- The cluster infection increased the number of cases to 21 in the prefecture.
- The group infection is Tochigi prefecture’s sixth confir...
TENRI UNIVERSITY REPORTS COVID-19 CLUSTER INFECTION; JAPAN REPORTS 640 NEW CASES
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- Tenri University reports COVID-19 cluster infection; Japan reports 640 new cases.
- Nara prefectural government mentioned that 24 rugby players were infected with the virus.
- Tokyo reported 161 new infection cases on Monday....
HONG KONG CARGO TERMINAL UNDER CLUSTER SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
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- As the city is going through another wave of the pandemic, a new cluster infection is detected at Kwai Chung terminal
- The city’s number of daily infection is in 100 for the past few weeks
Coronavirus has infected man...
SHIMANE PREFECTURE REPORTED 91 NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS; MOSTLY FROM A SCHOOL OUTBREAK
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- Shimane Prefecture reported 91 new COVID-19 infections; mostly from a school outbreak.
- The infection broke out among the members of a soccer club at Rissho Shonan High school.
- Around 86 students and two teachers have cont...
A CLUSTER OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS BROKE OUT IN KYOTO PREFECTURES SIX JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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- A cluster of COVID-19 infections broke out in Kyoto prefectures six Junior High School.
- The infections broke out when students participated in practice games in the same club.
- PCR tests were performed on 46 students that...
STUDY LINKS JAPANESE CORONAVIRUS CLUSTERS TO YOUNG AND ASYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE
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- All over the world including Japan, coronavirus cases are shooting up.
- A study is linking coronavirus clusters outside the hospitals to people who might be asymptomatic or young.
With many countries ending lockdown without...
COVID CLUSTERS REPORTED AS EUROPE EASES DOWN THE RESTRICTIONS
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- Europe is reopening and free movement is now allowed.
- This came after a long haul and people in Europe are moving out.
- Many COVID clusters were reported from different parts. ...
NEW OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 IN CHINA SHOWS POSSIBLE MUTATION IN VIRUS
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- New cluster cases in the northeast region in China suggest pathogen changes in the virus.
- The patients showed symptoms after more than a week or two, in comparison to Wuhan.
- Northeast cluster seems to have damage mostly i...
SOUTH KOREA RECORDS HIGHEST COVID-19 CASES IN NINE DAYS
- Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported that South Korea added 32 new coronavirus cases, raising the total cases to 11,110.
- 24 new cases were detected on Tuesday, these were all local infections.
- On Wednesday COVID-19 cases rose the highest i...
FUKUSHIMA STRUGGLES WITH SPREAD OF THE NEW CORONAVIRUS
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- Fukushima prefecture of Japan is struggling with new clusters of COVID-19.
- Keiichi Miho mayor of Nihonmatsu urged the prefecture to conduct coronavirus testing.
- Fukushima prefecture has so far reported four cases of clus...
WUHAN TO TEST 11 MILLION PEOPLE FOR COVID-19 AFTER NEW CLUSTER
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• The city of Wuhan will fight a ten-day battle against coronavirus
• Officials will conduct tests prioritising elderly people and those who have history of traveling
• All the six cases of coronavirus are asymptomatic
The city of ...