South Korea tracing church goers, confines troops to bases as COVID-19 spreads

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South Korea tracing church goers, confines troops to bases as COVID-19 spreads
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South Korea reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for a fifth consecutive day, as authorities scrambled to trace hundreds of ...

A woman wearing a mask walks past members of conservative civic groups who take part in an anti-government protest, as concerns over a fresh wave of the coronavirus disease cases grow, in central Seoul, South Korea, August 15, 2020.

As of Tuesday, at least 383 infections have been linked to the Sarang Jeil Church, 10 of whom were confirmed to have attended anti-government demonstrations over the past two weekends in downtown Seoul, Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip told a briefing on Monday. Some 461 military personnel were in quarantine, and all troops have been confined to their bases, with leave cancelled and visits halted for the rest of August.

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