Coronavirus: More clusters trigger fears of mass infections in South Korea

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More community clusters of coronavirus infections have emerged in South Korea, triggering concerns of mass infections, even as the health authorities prepare to test more than 200,000 members of a church linked to over half of the cases so far.

The total tally for South Korea reached 977 cases as of yesterday.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 26, 2020, with the headline Coronavirus: More clusters trigger fears of mass infections in South Korea. Subscribe