SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 2,200 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday , a record since the pandemic began last January, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said on Wednesday as the country grapples with its worst COVID-19 outbreak to date.
He also noted a rise in so-called"silent spreaders" within communities such as workplaces, indoor gyms, churches and nursing homes, leading to an increase in infections of unknown origin.South Korea has been struggling since July to tame sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19 that were at first centred largely on metropolitan Seoul but have since spread nationwide.
Kwon strongly urged people who return from holidays to voluntarily get tested before going back to work.
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