- Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that is designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season.
- The country has struggled to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which some experts say could spread more broadly during cold weather when people spend more time indoors.
- The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday (Nov 4) reported 118 new cases of COVID-19, most of them in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. The national caseload is now at 26,925, including 474 deaths.
- People have been increasingly venturing out in public after the government eased social distancing restrictions last month to support a weak economy.
- Senior Health Ministry official Yoon Taeho said Despite efforts by health authorities to trace contacts and suppress transmissions, such efforts have been outpaced by the speed of viral spread.
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