Based on the latest report, a total of 51 recovery cases in South Korean have been tested positive for coronaviruses again. Find out more details below!

51 South Korea cases re-diagnosed with coronaviruses after recovery!

Today, Seoul officials have released more information on the country’s current situation. Notably, South Korea is now facing a big problem. In the number of positive cases, a total of 51 patients were re-diagnosed with the virus after they already deemed recover. Recently, the government has dispatched many experts to the hotspots; which include Daegu and North Gyeongsang province. 

So far, many cases have reportedly from these areas. Now, other measures and blood tests will be applied to see if they were re-infection or reactivation of the virus. The announcement came from a statement of Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Jeong Eun-kyeong. On the other hand, other countries such as China or Japan have also reported suspected cases of COVID-19 re-infection. 

Furthermore, there could be many reasons that cause discharged patients to fall ill with the virus again. First, the convalescing cases might not be able to build up enough antibodies. As a result, they fail to develop immunity to the infection; increasing the chance being infected again. Notably, this type of virus also could be “biphasic”; which means it lies somnolent before generating new symptoms. Secondly, there is a chance of “antibody-dependent enhancement”. In this case, exposure to viruses could potentially put patients at risk of further infections, thus worsen their symptoms.

Other updates

South Korea has recorded a total of 10,384 coronavirus cases as of midnight Tuesday, with 200 deaths. They have been praised for a fast and effective response to the pandemic before. For now, Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III notified everyone to wait for an official statement from the World Health Organization. Besides, he also shared a study from 2006. In details, they revealed that patients who recovered from coronaviruses could develop antibodies; which in turns can protect them from getting contaminated again up to 8 or 16 months.