South Korea Has 111 Confirmed Repeat Cases Of The Coronavirus

As of writing, South Korea has 10,537 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The country is also struggling with repeat cases as they confirmed 111 COVID-19 reinfections on Sunday, 12 April. The bulk of these cases reportedly come from Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.

Yesterday, the director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) also shared that they are still investigating the possible causes of the repeat cases. “For now it is uncertain what led to reinfection ― revived virus that survived treatment or fresh exposure to the virus after recovery,” Jung Eun-kyeong said. 

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Local health experts claim that many of the reinfected patients tested positive again in only a short period of time after being confirmed negative. It is also speculated that there may have been situations where the COVID-19 virus simply became dormant in a person’s cells and unfortunately reactivated, thereby harming the patient’s respiratory organs once more. This could imply that faulty tests were conducted on the reinfected individuals given that a COVID-19 patient is only considered fully recovered once two negative results come out. 

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The COVID-19 reinfections are indeed an alarming occurrence amidst the outbreak. But we have to continue doing our part in combatting the virus by staying indoors, practising social distancing, donating to different sectors affected by the pandemic, and keeping the morale of our health workers up. Sending our thoughts and prayers to South Korea!