6 more cases in Seoul:
South Korea reported six more cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,780, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The death toll from the respiratory disease rose by two to 250, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. It marked the fourth day in a row for the new daily infections to stay in the single digits. South Korea’s prime minister is Chung Sye-kyun.
All newly added cases announced Saturday were imported. With clear signs of a slowdown in the number of people infected locally, the authorities are vigilant of imported cases. The government plans to loosen the country’s social distancing mandate after the holidays if the numbers remain flat until Tuesday.
The country plans to announce on Sunday whether it will move on to what it calls “everyday life quarantine,” meaning schools and workplaces can go back to normal routine with some precautionary measures attached. (KUNA)
China reports zero deaths:
Chinese health authorities on Saturday reported only one ‘imported’ infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); with zero fatalities.
Mainland China’s total number of infections now stands at 82,875, with the death toll standing at 4,633, the National Health Commission said in a statement, carried by Xinhua news agency.
Hubei, whose capital is Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, reported neither a new case nor death, the commission said. (KUNA)
46 employees test positive:
Forty-six state corrections employees in Arizona have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Friday evening after refusing for weeks to specify how many workers had contracted the virus.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said 24 employees who tested positive have since recovered. The agency didn’t immediately respond to a question about whether any employees had died as a result of COVID-19.
Earlier this week, corrections officials declined to say whether any inmates who tested positive for the virus had died, even though