South Korea's president announced the country is on its 'highest alert' after a dramatic spike in coronavirus infections on February 23, 2020. The Korea Centres for Disease and Control and Prevention reported 169 new confirmed coronavirus cases and three new deaths. Nearly two-thirds of the new patients are linked to a religious sect in the southeastern city of Daegu. Church services were cancelled in the city, and churchgoers in other parts of South Korea also expressed concern over the…
