President Moon Jae-in declared that Korea entered the war against Covid-19, demanding that government agencies be "on duty" 24 hours a day.

"The crisis in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province has reached its peak. The nation has entered a war against this infectious disease," South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at a meeting with ministers. and top health officials in Seoul today.

Moon ordered all government agencies to go into a "24-hour emergency" state to increase readiness for handling isolation and economic-related measures between Covid-19. He said the South Korean government had planned an additional $ 25 billion to cope with the epidemic.

Moon Jae-in's statement came after the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) this morning announced the addition of 477 nCoV infections, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to more than 4,800. , of which 28 people died.

South Korean Deputy Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said officials would expand the nCoV test with people in Daegu after completing tests for Tan Thien Dia's followers showing symptoms of a viral infection. He said the number of nCoV-infected patients in Daegu unrelated to Tianjin was growing and the virus was spreading among the city's community "to a certain extent".

South Korea recorded the first case of nCoV on January 20. The situation was not so serious until February 18, when a 61-year-old Christian woman from the New Heavenly religion in Daegu was confirmed positive for nCoV. The number of infections in the following days soared, sometimes doubling or tripling in just one day, making Korea the second largest outbreak in the world after mainland China.

Seoul city authorities are asking prosecutors to investigate cardinal Lee Man-hee and eleven Tianjin leaders on murder and other criminal charges. They believe that Tan Thien Dia contributed to the increase in the number of deaths from Covid-19.

To prevent the Covid-19 epidemic from spreading, South Korean health officials continue to call on people to keep their distance from others and to avoid crowds, such as religious ceremonies or weekend protests. More than 70 countries have restricted entry for travelers from South Korea with bans or quarantine tighter due to disease concerns.