The virus was more likely to have spread through the elevators of the Seoul apartment block than its vents, said a health official.
SEOUL - South Korea was investigating on Thursday a new coronavirus outbreak among roughly 28 people in an apartment block in Seoul, the capital, as it reported the biggest daily rise in infections since March.
"The Seoul city is conducting a first on-site investigation," said Park Yoo-mi, a general director of the city government. South Korea suffered a setback this month in its battle on the virus as a church outbreak spread to a political rally, despite earlier success in reining it in, compared to other nations.
"The possibility is not seen as high for the transmission route through the ventilation openings," he told a separate news briefing, citing experts.
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