20,000 Korean people could die from flu epidemic

The government expects the death toll from influenza A to reach 20,000 here in the worst-case scenario if it becomes an epidemic, thus raising people's concerns over the H1N1 flu virus.

According to data prepared jointly by the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs and other ministries, which was released by Rep. Choi Young-hee of the opposition Democratic Party, the government est...