“With so many confirmed cases here I’m worried that Daegu will become the second Wuhan.” SouthKorea Coronavirus Wuhan China Asia
A South Korean health official sprays disinfectant in front of a hospital where a total of 16 infections have now been identified with the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Cheongdo county near the southeastern city of Daegu on February 21, 2020. – South Korea’s coronavirus cases nearly doubled on February 21, rising above 200 and making it the worst-affected country outside China as the number of infections linked to a religious sect spiked.
More than 120 members of Shincheonji have now been infected, starting with a 61-year-old woman who developed a fever on February 10 but attended at least four church services before being diagnosed. Workers on motorcycles sprayed disinfectant outside the Shincheonji church in the city, where passer-by Seo Dong-min, 24, told AFP: “With so many confirmed cases here I’m worried that Daegu will become the second Wuhan,” referring to the Chinese city where the virus first emerged.
The KCDC said one more virus case had been confirmed at a hospital in Cheongdo county near Daegu where a total of 16 infections have now been identified, including a long-stay patient who died Wednesday after showing symptoms of pneumonia. “If you simply rely on the information provided by the church, the process can be slow,” he told a cabinet meeting. “We need faster measures.”KCDC said 4,475 Shincheonji members had been tested in Daegu and 544 said they had symptoms.
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