Covid-19 Outbreak In South Korea -- News Updates February 26, 2020

Kyodo News: South Korea's coronavirus cases top 1,200, 1st infection among U.S. troops

South Korea said Wednesday that its total coronavirus infection cases have exceeded 1,200 as the situation rapidly worsens in the country, with the first case confirmed among U.S. military personnel.

With 284 new cases reported the same day, the number of infections has reached 1,261, and the death toll has risen to 12, up from 10 on Tuesday, according to the Health and Welfare Ministry.

South Korea is on its highest alert over the outbreak of the pneumonia-causing virus, which first emerged in neighboring China, as the number of cases of infection skyrocketed from 51 a week ago.

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Covid-19 Outbreak In South Korea -- News Updates February 26, 2020

South Korea coronavirus cases soar to 1,261 in highest single-day spike -- UPI
S.Korea Coronavirus Cases Hit 1,250 but JPMorgan Warns of 10,000 Peak -- CCN
First US military coronavirus infection confirmed in South Korea as cases hit 1,261 -- SCMP
South Korea president under fire for coronavirus response -- UPI
Coronavirus: secretive South Korean church linked to outbreak held meetings in Wuhan until December -- SCMP
Korean Air flight attendant diagnosed with coronavirus may have serviced trips between Seoul and Los Angeles last week -- Daily Mail
COVID-19 changing daily lives of S. Korean workers -- Arirang
The Korean clusters: How coronavirus cases exploded in South Korean churches and hospitals -- Reuters