South Korea moves to contain coronavirus outbreak amid spike in new cases

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South Korea reports 52 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 156

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SEOUL - South Korean officials on Friday designated two cities as"special care zones" while its military confined troops to their bases in a desperate effort to contain the spread of coronavirus after a recent spike in cases.

Of the national tally, 111 patients are from Daegu or nearby. Most have been traced to an infected 61-year-old woman known as"Patient 31" who attended a church, a scenario that health authorities described as a"super-spreading event". The newly identified coronavirus has created alarm because there are a still many important unknowns surrounding it. It can cause pneumonia, which has been deadly in some cases.

"It is urgent to find those who were in contact with the infected and treat the diagnosed people as soon as possible," Mr Chung said."We will proactively provide necessary assistance including sickbeds, personnel and equipment."

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