South Korea warns of tighter rules to battles worst virus outbreak in months

SEOUL (Aug 17): South Korea warned today of tighter Covid-19 restrictions as the country’s biggest outbreak linked in nearly six months appeared.

The outbreak linked to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul, which more than 300 members of the congregation have been infected but hundreds more are reluctant to get tested, is the country's biggest in nearly six months. The local government tightened social distancing rules yesterday, according to Malay Mail report.

The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 197 new cases as of midnight on Saturday, mostly in the Seoul metropolitan area, marking the fourth day of a three-digit tally.

South Korea has been one of the world's coronavirus mitigation success stories but it has nevertheless battled persistent spikes in infections. The latest cases brought its total infections to 15,515 including 305 deaths.

Among smaller clusters of cases, 120 infections have been traced to a Christian church in the city of Yongin and about 30 linked to a coffee outlet in the city of Paju.

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