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South Korea’s coronavirus cases climb above 7,000, most cases traced to church

Jane Chung
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s coronavirus cases jumped above 7,000 on Saturday, up by 448 from the previous day, with more than half of the total number linked to a secretive church at the center of the country’s outbreak, health authorities said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-south-korea-idUSKBN20U02M?taid=5e63769605296a000104577d&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

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Steroids could do more harm than good in treating coronavirus
Date:
February 6, 2020
Source:
University of Edinburgh
Summary:
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus, experts have advised. A commentary article published in The Lancet concludes that, based on evidence from previous outbreaks of similar types of infection such as SARS, steroids provide little benefit to patients and could do more harm than good. They say that clinicians should still administer the treatment for conditions such as asthma and other inflammatory diseases.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200206110703.htm