After keeping the coronavirus under control for roughly five months, South Korea reported 745 new cases in a 4-day period — many linked to church gatherings in the greater Seoul region.
Police officers and visitors wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus, walk in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Sunday.Police officers and visitors wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus, walk in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Sunday.
South Korea now appears to be in the"early stage of large-scale community outbreaks," Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jeong Un-kyeong told a newsA resurgence of the coronavirus would mark a dramatic reversal, after months during which South Korea garnered international praise for subduing the disease through aggressive testing and contact tracing, without resorting to lockdowns.
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