South Korea urges more testing, quarantines as coronavirus outbreak threatens to spread, East Asia


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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean health authorities warned on Friday (Aug 21) that a cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital Seoul was threatening to spread after thousands of people attended a rally by conservative political groups last week. While many of the current spike in cases have been among members of a church - some of whom attended the rally - officials say more people need to come forward and be tested to head off an uncontrollable outbreak. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported 324 new cases as of midnight on Thursday, bringing the country's total...