China News Service, May 11 (Xinhua) According to Korean media reports, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Policy Department reported that as of 01:00 local time on the 11th, South Korea added 35 new crown cases from 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 10909 confirmed cases. 29 of the 35 new cases were local cases. In addition, South Korea has no new deaths for four consecutive days.
Recently, the mass infection in the nightclubs of Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea has caused confirmed cases in South Korea to pick up again. The South Korean epidemic prevention authority said on the 10th that as of 12:00 noon on the 10th local time, a total of 54 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia related to the nightclub in Itaewon, Seoul, the Korean health department is continuing to conduct epidemiological investigations on contacts and sources of infection.
On May 10, Itaewon neighborhood, Seoul, South Korea. The collective infection of the Itaewon bar in Seoul, South Korea has spread. The Seoul municipal government issued a “ban” on entertainment venues in the city on the 9th. As of noon on the 10th, more than 50 confirmed cases have been associated with collective bar infections. China News Agency reporter Zeng Nashe
In addition, as the number of confirmed cases of people entering South Korea from the Middle East and Africa has continued to increase recently, the South Korean epidemic prevention department has decided to implement a new coronavirus test for all overseas immigrants.
Prior to this, the South Korean epidemic prevention department required all overseas immigrants to accept 14-day home quarantine from April 1, but except for immigrants from Europe and the United States, immigrants from other regions only need to be tested when symptoms appear. According to the new regulations, all immigration personnel must undergo a virus test within 14 days of entry regardless of symptoms.