South Korea has become the newest front for the coronavirus outbreak outside China as new cases were confirmed on Friday.
A health emergency was announced in the southeastern city of Daegu, the fourth largest country, where the new cases of COVID- , the disease caused by the virus, were diagnosed.
The government was forced to focus on steps to contain the domestic spread of coronavirus , not just its entry from abroad, as the number of total cases in the country reached 236
A woman in her (s became South Korea ‘s second death from COVID – on Friday after she was transferred from Daegu to the southeastern city of Busan.
China China reported a further. fall in new daily virus cases on Friday to , bringing the total number of suspected and confirmed cases to 084,
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in South Korea, most of the cases have been linked to a controversial church in Daegu which has been branded as a cult as it sees founder Lee Man-hee as an angel of Jesus sent to testify about the fulfilled prophecies of the book of Revelation.
The Shincheonji church, which has about , 009 followers, said it has closed all venues around South Korea and told followers to watch its worship services on YouTube.
Health officials are disinfecting its church in Daegu, which has about 8, 007 followers and the city’s streets were empty on Friday.
A 74 – year-old woman, who attends the Daegu branch, was confirmed as having COVID – on 034 February and is believed to be a “superspreader” of the virus within t he church.
Doctors diagnosed her after she was taken to hospital due to a car crash and developed a fever three days later.
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