SEOUL (XINHUA) - South Korea's health authorities said on Thursday (April 23) that it will prepare medical resources for a possible second wave of Covid-19 infections this autumn and winter in conjunction with the flu season.

Mr Yoon Tae-ho, an officer of disinfection at the Central Disaster Management headquarters, told a press briefing that the health authorities are preparing medical supplies and facilities for the second epidemic of Covid-19 this autumn and winter.

Mr Yoon said Covid-19, a flu-like disease, could highly likely spread again in conjunction with the flu season. He noted that a massive cluster infection could possibly happen more harshly than what happened in Daegu.

Daegu, about 300km south-east of the capital Seoul, became the epicentre of the viral spread here as the number of infections in Daegu and its surrounding North Gyeongsang province accounted for nearly 80 per cent of the total confirmed cases.

In the latest tally, South Korea reported eight more Covid-19 cases for the past 24 hours, raising the total number to 10,702. The daily caseload stayed below 20 for the sixth straight day.

Experts here warned against the second wave of epidemic later this year, given that no treatment nor vaccine has been developed amid the low rate of population with antibodies.