S. KOREA (several stories)
The 505 new cases, marking the sharpest daily spike yet and outnumbering the 433 new cases reported in China, where the virus originated, earlier in the day, took the nation’s total infections to 1,766, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
A 75-year-old virus patient who is tied to the religious sect in Daegu died of respiratory failure earlier Thursday, bringing the nation’s death toll to 13.
Amid lingering concerns about a so-called community spread, sporadic cases in other cities and provinces have been growing. Untraceable virus cases or confirmed cases that are in the process of having their origins tracked down stood at 717.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200227003955320?section=science/medicine
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(3rd LD) Two more (Korean) Air Force officers, two military workers test positive for coronavirus
18:53 February 27, 2020
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) — Two Air Force officers and two civilian workers for the military tested positive for the new coronavirus Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the military to 25, the defense ministry said.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200227003553325?section=news
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South Korean official in charge of ‘coronavirus outbreak’ commits suicide
by Staff Report | News
Feb 26 20, 12:47 pm
An official from the South Korea Justice Ministry reportedly took his life and jumped off the Han River and died.
In a report on Arirang and Seoul Economic Daily, the man came from the Office of Emergency Safety Planning at the Ministry of Justice. He was in charged of national emergency situations and crisis management.
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South Korea launches ‘drive-thru’ coronavirus testing facilities as demand soars
By Reuters - February 27, 2020 @ 10:03pm
SEOUL: From inside his car, a driver is checked for any fever or breathing difficulties by medical staff in protective clothing and goggles who lean in through the window at a new drive-thru coronavirus clinic in South Korea.
He drove off after the brief test showed he was clear.
Others queuing in their vehicles in the city of Goyang were instructed to stop briefly to submit a sample of secretions for closer examination, with the entire procedure taking less than 10 minutes.
SWITZERLAND
New coronavirus Covid-19: three new confirmed cases in Switzerland
Bern, 27.02.2020 - A person from the canton of Geneva and two people in the canton of Graubünden have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The person in the canton of Geneva returned to Switzerland from the region of Milan a few days ago. All three are being treated in hospital in an isolation unit. Their health condition is good. The number of cases in Switzerland that have tested positive has therefore risen to four
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/das-bag/aktuell/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-78268.html