South Korea’s military administration will temporarily suspend the examinations needed for conscription in the southern city of Daegu city and surrounding North Gyeongsang Province following a mass outbreak of novel coronavirus there.
The examinations will be suspended for two weeks from Friday, the administration said on Thursday.
It is also instructing people due for conscription in that region to apply for conscription postponement, and has adjusted schedules for recruitment interviews.
South Korea cases spike: The number of cases in South Korea has soared, from 28 a week ago to at least 204 as of Friday afternoon. The outbreak there is centered around Daegu.
Among the new cases, most are linked to the Shincheonji group. South Korean authorities Thursday were seeking to question more than 1,000 members of the religious group who attended a service with one of the recently confirmed cases.
One person in South Korea has died from the virus.
