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South Korea's total COVID-19 cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed
Title (Dublin Core)
South Korea's total COVID-19 cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed
Description (Dublin Core)
This is a story by Channel News Asia about the ongoing issues with funeral homes in South Korea. This article says that in Seoul, 28 crematoria are operating at 114.2% capacity, while other crematoria around the country are operating at 83%. For the past two week, the number of critically ill patients has been hovering above 1,000; but it could get to 2,000 by early April. To combat this, the federal government has approved the use of Merck & Co's COVID-19 treatment pill. The pill is branded as Lageviro and is the second antiviral to be authorized in South Korea after Pfizer's Paxlovid. This pill, however, is only approved for adults 18 and above. The government is hoping that actions such as these will help limit the crowdedness in funeral homes and hospitals.
Date (Dublin Core)
March 23, 2022
Creator (Dublin Core)
Reuters
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
Text story
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/covid-19-south-korea-cases-top-10-million-crematoria-funeral-homes-overwhelmed-2580841
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
News coverage
English
Public Health & Hospitals
English
Cities & Suburbs
English
Government Federal
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
South Korea
Lageviro
funeral
Seoul
death
federal government
Paxlovid
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
South Korea
government
funeral home
pill
Lageviro
Paxlovid
cremation
hospital
Collection (Dublin Core)
Deathways
Healthcare
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Curatorial Notes (Dublin Core)
Ashley Hampton
Contributor wanted to remain anonymous. Added Event identifier and partner. Added hyperlink, added permalink. Added item to Deathways and Healthcare collection, AH, 04/04/2022
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
04/03/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
04/04/2022
04/05/2022
08/02/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/23/2022
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This item was submitted on April 3, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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