South Korean officials are scrambling to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, as they desperately search for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in capital city Seoul.
The Asian country has been lauded for its quick action on the pandemic, significantly reducing the rate of new infections in recent weeks, but a resurgence in case numbers has raised concerns the country could be entering a second wave outbreak.
Officials reported 35 new infections across the country as of midnight on Sunday, the second consecutive day of new cases of that magnitude and the highest numbers in more than a month.