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    Coronavirus Cases Spike In South Korea; WHO Keeps Eye On Africa, Iran

    The tally of new cases is declining in China, the heart of the outbreak. But rising numbers beyond its borders have officials worried, including for regions that have scarcely seen the virus so far.
    by Colin Dwyer Feb 22, 2020 2 minutes
    A medical worker takes a look outside a preliminary testing facility at the National Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, where people suspected of having contracted the novel strain of coronavirus are being tested.

    Updated at 6:02 a.m. ET, Feb. 23

    The number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea had a major spike over the weekend.

    By Sunday, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the total number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 556.

    As of Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases was just 31.

    Many of the new patients were linked with a Christian sect known as the have shown symptoms of respiratory illness. The church, which has about 150,000 adherents, shared with authorities the names of members who may have been exposed to the virus, and it is encouraging them to enter quarantine.

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