Analysing Newspaper article
a) South Korea sees more COVID-19 patients released than new infections, 13 Mar 2020 10:45 AM | Link
b) Main points raised
- Number of recovered patients (177) exceeds the number of new patients (110)
- The number of cases in Daegu has declined dramatically
- It is currently under control, the daily infection number is stabilizing under 500
- Korean stock exchange market, or economy in general, is concerning
c) Purpose of the article is to announce that COVID-19 situation in South Korea, once largest outbreak outside China, is under control and is getting better
d) “raising hopes the outbreak is being brought under control”
e) Tone: Relieving, Assuring, however slightly concerning due to falling economy
f) “South Korea – once the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside China – saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time”, “But its stock market was caught up in the global economic concerns over the pandemic”
g) Techniques employed
- Headline: “South Korea sees more COVID-19 patients released than new infections”, which effectively draws the attention of the readers, as South Korea is expected to have an increasing number of infection every day ever since it skyrocketed a few weeks ago.
- Graphic: Shows process of disinfecting the public service which would have caused further infection, hence indirect explanation of the headline
h) Words
- Pandemic: noun – a pandemic disease.
- Benchmark: adjective – of, relating to, or resulting in a benchmark
i) Relieving, as whole family lives in South Korea, and I was always worried whenever I saw coronavirus update in Korea