SOUTH KOREA VIRUS TALLY PEAKS AT 441 NEWFOUND DAILY CASES

• South Korea declared 441 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, citing the highest daily increase since March 7, as health officials grapple with new, sporadic clusters of infections nationwide as well as infections from unidentified sources.
• Of the 441 new cases, 307 were locally transm...

SOUTH KOREA ON CUSP OF FULLBLOWN VIRUS OUTBREAK

• South Korea, a country looked upon as a model for its spontaneous response to Covid-19, is on the cusp of a new nationwide outbreak, according to officials.
• The latest outbreak of coronavirus cases stems around a right-wing Presbyterian Church and has spread to all 17 provinces...

CHURCH TO SUE SEOUL GOVERNMENT FOR ENFORCING COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING

• The church being the crux of South Korea’s coronavirus resurgence said Friday that it will sue the Seoul Metropolitan Government for enforcing contact tracing.
• Representatives of the Sarang Jeil Church said at a press conference outside the church in Seongbuk, a district ...

SOUTH KOREA IS STARING AT HIGHEST COVID-19 CASELOADS IN PAST FIVE MONTHS

• South Korea’s daily COVID-19 count exceeded 300 on Friday.
• It was the peak figure in over five months, as locally transmitted infections continue to erupt in the Greater Seoul area.

The new daily case number reached 324, raising the total caseloa...

VIRUS CASES RISE UNABATED IN SOUTH KOREA ARISING MOSTLY FROM CHURCHES

• South Korea is in line to face a complete health system fall-out in case it fails to address the ongoing relapse of coronavirus.
• The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Director Jung Eun-kyeong said Monday, calling for immediate interference to push back th...