South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Dongdaegu railway station in Daegu on Feb 29, 2020. - AFP
SEOUL(Reuters): Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday (March 1) with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 586 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,736 cases.
That came a day after the biggest daily jump of 813 cases in South Korea's battle with the largest virus outbreak outside China, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The death toll rose to 18.
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