Reporter at @BBC Korea, covering the Koreas. Views are my own. On parental leave and social media break.
Mar 14, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Korean experts in this piece say they do not think #coronavirus infections in Korea are in downward trend. It only looks like it bc of the unique case of cluster infection of #shincheonji in Daegu. Rather they think Korea’s at an early stage of a pandemic. news.v.daum.net/v/202003131440…
If you exclude #shincheonji factor, Korea is reporting about 120 cases every day. They say the best chance for Korea is 1)keep that level as long as it can 2)maintain good medical capacity 3)minimise deaths.
They believe Covid19 may be around until Oct to Nov. The reason being