...cases thus far. At least 204 cases have also been uncovered related to a public bath facility in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, to date, and a similar facility in Ulsan was home to 66 cases. The ...mic, and officials on Saturday started the second round of the two-dose vaccines from Pfizer for medical workers. Some 320 doctors, nurses and other medical workers received the second round of shots...

...eiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, health authorities suspect "cerebral venous sinus thrombosis," a medical condition that the EMA said it will further look into. Officials, however, stressed that the g... number of cases was identified in South Gyeongsang Province. A cluster tracing to a bathhouse in Jinju saw five new cases, raising the total to 204. Cases linked to an adult entertainment facility in...

...rea's vaccination campaign, which started Feb. 26 with workers and patients at nursing homes and medical institutions, has picked up steam, with around 1.13 percent of the country's 52 million populat...o a college student meeting in Daegu increased by five to 41. Infections traced to a bathhouse in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, added 40 more cases to 133. There were an additional 23 imported ca...

...t of which will manifest in the coming week or two,” the pulmonologist at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in southwestern Seoul said. Chun added that the high proportion of asymptomatic cases a... said. “Deserting restrictions hastily may invite a new wave of infections.” Meanwhile, a cat in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, has become the first pet reported to have been infected with COVID-1...

... of mental health care infrastructure to make diagnosis and treatment more accessible, increased medical subsidies for low-income patients and operation of intensive care system for those more severel...nistry noted calls for emergency measures have been increasing since the April 17 arson-murder in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. In the incident, a 42-year-old man set an apartment building on fire...

Police have hospitalized a number of mentally ill people since a murder and arson case in Jinju made headlines last week, involving a suspect believed to be mentally ill. The Gimhae Jungbu Police St... that of other people, can request that person’s emergency hospitalization with the consent of a medical doctor and a police officer. National Police Agency chief Min Gap-ryong said in a press confer...

Wednesday’s brutal arson and murders in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, which left five people dead and 15 others injured, put the spotlight on the glaring shortcomings in the country’s mental heal...sorders to “get help before you get caught.” “The lack of public mental health care centers and medical professionals where families or the patient could ask for help largely led to the incident. The...

...s set his apartment on fire on Wednesday and stabbed residents of the building as they tried to escape the blaze, killing five people and injuring 13 others. Police said they are looking into the medical records of the man. He was apprehended at 4:50 a.m. on the second floor corridor. Police and firefighters inspect the scene of a fire and murders at an apartment building in Jinju, southeastern South Korea, on April 17, 2019. (Yonhap) The 42-year-old, surnamed Ahn, set fire to his apartment unit in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, at around 4:29 a.m. Wednesday. After sho...

... have him admitted again as his condition worsened due to his refusal to take medication. At the scene, there were three officials present from a mental hospital located in the neighboring city of Jinju. The police said they will conduct an autopsy to find out whether the Taser led to his death. Incidents of death caused by Tasers have been reported many times in foreign countries but there have...

... and three exchange students as teaching assistants from Yonam Institute of Digital Technology in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. Its curriculum includes academic studies and field training focusing...he added. A ‘Korean hospital’ in Ethiopia On May 6, an old man entered the Myungsung Christian Medical Center Hospital in Addis Ababa, donning a dark brown felt hat and camouflage field jacket with ...

... The village on Mount Jirisan is also where the renowned doctor and author of the ancient Korean medical book “Heo Jun” conducted his medical practice. This year’s festival showcases the latest Orient...stival plaza in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province. For more information, call (055) 970-6000. Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival: This festival celebrates lantern customs in the region that date back ...

... The village on Mount Jirisan is also where the renowned doctor and author of the ancient Korean medical book “Heo Jun” conducted his medical practice. This year’s festival showcases the latest Orient... foot bath at last year’s Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival. (Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival) Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival: This festival celebrates lantern customs in the region that date back ...

The National Assembly’s special committee on the now-closed Jinju Medical Center decided to file a complaint with the prosecution against South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Hong Joon-pyo for refusing to ... follow-up plan on Jinju Medical Center. The committee to question the current status of public medical institutions has been looking into the controversial shutdown of Jinju Medical Center. But it e...