South Korean police stand guard near the Sarang Jeil Church, which has become a new cluster of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Seoul. The government has already imposed elevated social distancing measures in Seoul this week after resisted them for months out of economic concerns. “We are now in a very dangerous situation that could trigger a massive nationwide spread of COVID-19,'' Park said. Churches had been a major source of new cases in the Seoul area before authorities shut them this week. As of Friday afternoon, more than 700 infections have been linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal critic of the country's president.

Source: The Standard August 22, 2020 03:22 UTC