Published 17:25 IST, March 10th 2020

50 people in South Korea contracted coronavirus from one place: Reports

Health authorities in South Korea have confirmed that at least 50 people have contracted the novel coronavirus from one office in the capital Seoul.

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Health authorities in South Korea have confirmed that at least 50 people have contracted vel coronavirus from one office in capital Seoul. According to reports, all 50 people worked at a call centre and believed to have contacted disease from re. It is reportedly biggest single infection cluster in South Korea. As per reports, employees working at call centre were t wearing masks and did t take many precautions. 

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Media reports suggest that health authorities in Seoul are conducting an epidemiological investigating on all 207 employees who were working on same floor as 50 infected persons. building where call centre was operating from was reportedly shut down and disinfected on Monday and an inspection desk was set up on ground floor to screen residents and visitors.

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As per reports, South Korea is third most affected country outside mainland China where more than 7,500 people have been infected by COVID-19. As of March 10, 4,031 people have lost ir lives due to dely disease, of which 35 deaths were reported in last 36 hours. re are currently 7,513 active coronavirus cases in South Korea of which 36 patients are under critical condition, while 247 have recovered fully. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

vel coronavirus, also kwn as COVID-19, has claimed more than 4,000 lives across globe and has infected over 1,14,000 people around world since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were being tred illegally as per reports. According to latest reports, at least 900 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak of 21st century. 

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17:25 IST, March 10th 2020