South Korea reports 334 additional coronavirus cases, raising total to 1 1,595
27 February, 2020
South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the brand new coronavirus on Thursday (Feb 27), raising the full total tally to at least one 1,595, the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC) said.
The figure is the greatest reported additional cases in the country since its first case was confirmed on Jan 20.
Of the new cases, 307 were in the southeastern city of Daegu, where a church that was at the centre of the outbreak is located, the KCDC said in its statement.
No new deaths had occurred, the KCDC said in a statement, with the toll remaining at 12.
US-SOUTH KOREA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES POSTPONED
Forthcoming joint military exercises between South Korea and the US have been postponed over the outbreak, the two countries announced on Thursday.
The decision was made after Seoul declared its highest "severe" alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said in a statement, adding the combined command post-training have been postponed "until further notice".
AMERICA has 28,500 troops in South Korea to safeguard it against the nuclear-armed North, most of them based south of Seoul at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek - Washington's biggest overseas military facility.
The security allies have previously scaled back their gross annual joint military exercises drastically to facilitate nuclear talks with Pyongyang - which condemns such drills as preparations for an invasion - but a command coordination exercise have been planned for this spring.
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