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Input : 2025-05-21 22:02:16
Coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. Although the spread of Corona has not yet appeared in Korea, infectious disease experts predicted that "it could be re-emerged in July and August."
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 21st, 30 out of 81 adult COVID-19 patients have died in Hong Kong in the past four weeks. The death rate is close to 40 percent.
The confirmation of COVID-19 among young children is also scary. "Right now, the ward is full of young patients who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19," a Hong Kong public hospital official told SCMP.
Corona is also spreading in mainland China. According to the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.2% of patients with suspected respiratory diseases such as influenza were diagnosed with COVID-19 from the 4th to the 10th. It has more than doubled from 7.5% at the end of March. Analysts say that the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated due to increased movement and contact during the Labor Day holiday in early May.
Corona experts in China predict that the epidemic will continue until the end of June. An official at the second affiliated hospital of An Transportation University said, "The number of new COVID-19 patients has almost doubled over the past two weeks than before."
Taiwan is in a similar situation. Taiwan's health authorities said last week (11th-17th) that 19,097 emergency medical patients were treated due to COVID-19, nearly doubling from the previous week (9,978). Local health authorities diagnosed that immunity developed during last summer's epidemic has declined over time, increasing the number of patients.
The spread of COVID-19 is alarming in many parts of Southeast Asia. In Thailand, the number of new confirmed cases increased to 33,030 last week, more than double that of the previous week (16,000). There were 6,290 people in Bangkok alone, the capital, which has a large number of Korean tourists. In Singapore, 14,200 people were infected with COVID-19 in the week from the 27th of last month to the 3rd of this month. The number increased by more than 3,000 from the previous week (11,000).
Fortunately, the Corona epidemic has not appeared in Korea. According to data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 146 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19 from the 4th to the 10th, slightly higher than the previous week (115). However, it is less than the number of people from the 13th to the 19th of last month (174).
However, there are concerns that Corona may be prevalent in Korea. This is because there are many exchanges with China, Taiwan, and Thailand, where the spread of COVID-19 is scary.
The sudden hot weather is also considered a variable. If the air conditioner is turned on and indoor ventilation is reduced, it can affect the spread of the virus. In addition, even if you were vaccinated last year, your immunity declines over time.
In October last year, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began vaccinating high-risk groups such as those aged 65 or older with a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 47.4% as of the 13th. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended the vaccination period, which was originally scheduled until the 30th of last month, to the 30th of next month.
Jeong Jae-hoon, a professor of preventive medicine at Korea University, said, "The COVID-19 epidemic cycle, which was 4 to 5 months after the Omicron epidemic in March 2022, is gradually getting longer to 9 to 10 months. Considering that the COVID-19 epidemic peaked at the end of August last year, COVID-19 could spread again in early July this year."
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Cho Sungshin robgud@mk.co.kr
Input : 2025-05-21 22:02:16
Coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. Although the spread of Corona has not yet appeared in Korea, infectious disease experts predicted that "it could be re-emerged in July and August."
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 21st, 30 out of 81 adult COVID-19 patients have died in Hong Kong in the past four weeks. The death rate is close to 40 percent.
The confirmation of COVID-19 among young children is also scary. "Right now, the ward is full of young patients who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19," a Hong Kong public hospital official told SCMP.
Corona is also spreading in mainland China. According to the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.2% of patients with suspected respiratory diseases such as influenza were diagnosed with COVID-19 from the 4th to the 10th. It has more than doubled from 7.5% at the end of March. Analysts say that the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated due to increased movement and contact during the Labor Day holiday in early May.
Corona experts in China predict that the epidemic will continue until the end of June. An official at the second affiliated hospital of An Transportation University said, "The number of new COVID-19 patients has almost doubled over the past two weeks than before."
Taiwan is in a similar situation. Taiwan's health authorities said last week (11th-17th) that 19,097 emergency medical patients were treated due to COVID-19, nearly doubling from the previous week (9,978). Local health authorities diagnosed that immunity developed during last summer's epidemic has declined over time, increasing the number of patients.
The spread of COVID-19 is alarming in many parts of Southeast Asia. In Thailand, the number of new confirmed cases increased to 33,030 last week, more than double that of the previous week (16,000). There were 6,290 people in Bangkok alone, the capital, which has a large number of Korean tourists. In Singapore, 14,200 people were infected with COVID-19 in the week from the 27th of last month to the 3rd of this month. The number increased by more than 3,000 from the previous week (11,000).
Fortunately, the Corona epidemic has not appeared in Korea. According to data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 146 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19 from the 4th to the 10th, slightly higher than the previous week (115). However, it is less than the number of people from the 13th to the 19th of last month (174).
However, there are concerns that Corona may be prevalent in Korea. This is because there are many exchanges with China, Taiwan, and Thailand, where the spread of COVID-19 is scary.
The sudden hot weather is also considered a variable. If the air conditioner is turned on and indoor ventilation is reduced, it can affect the spread of the virus. In addition, even if you were vaccinated last year, your immunity declines over time.
In October last year, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began vaccinating high-risk groups such as those aged 65 or older with a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 47.4% as of the 13th. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended the vaccination period, which was originally scheduled until the 30th of last month, to the 30th of next month.
Jeong Jae-hoon, a professor of preventive medicine at Korea University, said, "The COVID-19 epidemic cycle, which was 4 to 5 months after the Omicron epidemic in March 2022, is gradually getting longer to 9 to 10 months. Considering that the COVID-19 epidemic peaked at the end of August last year, COVID-19 could spread again in early July this year."
Coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. Although the.. - MK
Coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. Although the spread of Corona has not yet appeared in Korea, infectious disease experts predicted that "it could..
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