Hello and welcome to bbc news. South koreas Prime Minister has warned that the coronavirus outbreak there is entering a grave new phase after a surge in the number of cases. In a televised address, Prime Minister Chung Sye Kyun asked south koreans to avoid large gatherings, including religious events. The number of coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in a day, with 229 people confirmed in the last 2a hours. That means there are a total of 433 cases in south korea, the highest number of infections in a country outside of china. Many of the new cases are linked to a hospital in cheongdo and a church in nearby daegu. Our correspondent laura bicker has more from the capital, seoul. Well, the real centre of concern is a Psychiatric Hospital in cheongdo, about 200 miles kilometres south of here. Now, what they are saying is that 100 patients at that hospital have contract did coronavirus while in their hospital bed. Two patients that have already died. These are long term
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