On the afternoon of the 5th, new medical public health officers for 2020 are receiving job training in preparation for deployment to the field of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at the Swiss Grand Hotel Convention Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]

On the afternoon of the 5th, new medical public health officers for 2020 are receiving job training in preparation for deployment to the field of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at the Swiss Grand Hotel Convention Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea has surpassed 7,000.


On the 7th, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters announced that 274 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed from midnight to 4 p.m., bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 7,041.


The total number of deaths is 47.



The Countermeasure Headquarters releases daily COVID-19 patient statistics at 10 a.m. based on data as of midnight. At 5 p.m., they disclose the number of confirmed cases counted up to 4 p.m.


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