SEOUL(Reuters): Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday (March 1) with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 586 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,736 cases.
That came a day after the biggest daily jump of 813 cases in South Korea's battle with the largest virus outbreak outside China, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. The death toll rose to 18.
“It’s a wise decision to do it online, since the virus would easily spread at mass gatherings and churches can be no exception.” Of the new cases, 333 were from the southeastern city of Daegu, the location of a church at the center of the outbreak, and 26 from the nearby province of North Gyeongsang, KCDC said.
“Our top priority is to find out how the coronavirus has been transmitted so widely among the Shincheonji followers, ” he added, in a reference to the church involved. South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for unity and vowed greater efforts, including an extra budget, to fight the outbreak, in a speech.Moon proposed joint efforts with North Korea to prevent an outbreak in the neighbour and improve healthcare.
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