South Korea on highest alert against coronavirus as virus cases soar


Medical workers stand by at a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, February 23, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea raised its infectious disease alert to its highest level on Sunday as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 602 and the death toll rose to six.

More than half the new cases are linked to a church in the southeastern city of Daegu after a 61-year-old woman known as "Patient 31" who attended services there tested positive for the virus last week. The woman had no recent record of overseas travel.

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