SEOUL (AFP): South Korea reported its lowest number of new novel coronavirus cases for a week Wednesday (March 4), as the government proposed a near-US$10 billion additional budget to try to address the epidemic's impact.
Seoul announced 435 new cases Wednesday, far below Tuesday's rise of 851 -- when President Moon Jae-in declared"war" on the virus -- and its lowest increase since Feb 26.
It is part of a 30-trillion-won package Moon announced Tuesday to address the"grave" situation brought on by the outbreak. South Korea has seen a rapid rise in infections in recent days as authorities carry out checks on more than 260,000 people associated with the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious sect often condemned as a cult that is now linked to more than half the cases.
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