After a long period of relatively low coronavirus case counts, Korea is experiencing another outbreak.

However, that's not the only thing Korea needs to worry about...

Read more with this news excerpt from The Korea Herald.

South Korea's new coronavirus infections jumped to a five-month high of 279 on Sunday due mainly to a surge in church-related cases in the greater Seoul area.

This brought the country's total caseload to 15,318, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the total, 267 were locally transmitted cases.

It marks the highest figure since March 8 when the new daily infections stood at 367 after hitting a record high of 909 on Feb. 29, with Daegu and its neighboring North Gyeongsang Province at the center of the mass outbreak.

It also marked a three-digit number for the third straight day, following 103 infections Friday and 166 Saturday.

Alarmed by a resurgence of infections in recent days, the government raised social distancing in Seoul and its neighboring areas by one notch to Level 2 in the three-tier system Sunday for two weeks.

This did not stop massive protests from happening against President Moon Jae-in's policies, which coincided with Korea's National Liberation Day.

It followed with the resumption of previously relaxed social distancing measures, such as the closure of sports games from the general public.

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