Warning of coronavirus ‘war zone’ in South Korea

A woman wearing a face mask passes a mural on a shopping centre wall in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

South Korea’s health minister has said that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a “Covid-19 war zone”, as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to be spreading faster.

The country has recorded more than 5,300 new infections in the past 10 days and Monday was the 30th day in a row of triple-digit daily jumps.