Once the biggest outbreak outside of China, S. Korean city reports zero new Covid-19 cases

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CORONAVIRUS | With at least 6,807 confirmed cases, Daegu accounts for more than half of all South Korea's 10,450 infections.

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| The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large Covid-19 outbreak outside of China, on Friday reported zero new cases for the first time since late February, as new infections across the country dropped to record lows.

With at least 6,807 confirmed cases, Daegu accounts for more than half of all South Korea's 10,450 infections. South Korea on Friday reported 27 new cases as of the night before, a new low since daily cases peaked at more than 900 in late February, according to the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention .The spread of infections at a church in Daegu drove a massive spike in cases in South Korea beginning in late February.

The outbreak initially pushed the tally of confirmed cases much higher than anywhere else outside of China, before the country used widespread testing and social distancing measures to bring the numbers down.

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Malaysiakini reporter busy body.. Just care about malaysia jibai..

Good job! Lets challenge ourselves to be like South Korea! It seems it can be done! We can.

That's because they did all the correct things to block Corvid-19 and didn't do stupid things like what Perikatan Nasional Malay Islamofascists and their running dogs who got themselves appointed PM and Ministers by the Agong are doing.

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