SEOUL (AFP) - Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said on Monday (Aug 17), as the country battles coronavirus clusters linked to religious groups.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said on Monday , as the country battles coronavirus clusters linked to religious groups.
South Korea reported 197 new cases on Monday, taking its total to 15,515, its fourth consecutive day of triple-digit increases after several weeks with numbers generally in the 30s and 40s. Around one in six of the church members tested so far had been positive,"requiring rapid testing and isolation", said vice health minister Kim Gang-lip.
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