Koreans pray at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, August 23. A deserted shopping area in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, August 23. Most of the new patients come from the Seoul area, home to half of the country’s 51 million population where health workers have struggled to trace contacts tied to places likes churches, schools, restaurants and work. Patients were also reported in other major cities such as Busan, Gwangju, Daejeon and Daegu, the epicenter of the previous major outbreak in late February and March. That approach worked because much of the infections had been tied to a single church congregation with thousands of members.

Source: The Standard August 23, 2020 08:37 UTC