Coronavirus: South Korea's vice health minister claims more cases possible in Daegu

number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korean city of Daegu has alrey crossed 2,000. According to reports,  South Korea’s Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip has warned nation that number of infected may rise in coming days as authorities continue to run tests on members of  Shincheonji religious group.

'Coming weekend critical'

South Korea w has almost 3,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and a vast majority of infected patients are in city of Daegu. Shincheonji religious group is reportedly at heart of coronavirus outbreak in South Korea. As per reports, vice minister also ded that coming weekend will be crucial and has urged people t to go to events that will be attended by a lot of people in enclosed s.

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Authorities tracking down religious group members

Authorities are scrambling to find almost 3,000 members of a religious group which practises an offshoot of Christianity. major outbreak in South Korea took place in sourn city of Daegu where most of cases were related to Shincheonji members. Last week, health surveys were conducted on 30,814 Shincheonji members of which 740 tested positive for COVID-19. During health survey, 210 members performed task on behalf of government since group leers stated that members won’t take calls from people outside group.

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Indian Embassy issues visory

Though Korean government raised virus alert level to ‘red’, most of cases were largely centred in Daegu and neighbouring rth Gyeongsang province. “Korean Government has declared Daegu and Cheongdo county in Gyeongbuk as ‘Special Care zones’. In this situation, please reconsider n-essential travel to se places,” tweeted Indian Embassy on February 24.

Indian Embassy in South Korea has alrey urged its citizens to reconsider n-essential travels to Daegu and Cheongdo county in Gyeongbuk after se were declared as “Special Care zones” by government in wake of coronavirus outbreak. Embassy issued an visory for Indian nationals living in South Korea following several calls and e-mails from m regarding spike in number of coronavirus cases in South Korea over past few days.

(with inputs from ncies)