"We have asked you to refrain from taking part in public events, including a religious gathering or protest, this weekend," Vice Health Minister Kim Kang-lip said.

According to the KCDC, ninety percent of the new cases are from southeastern Daegu city, the epicenter of the outbreak in the country, and the neighboring province of North Gyeongsang.

With deaths of three old women, death toll from coronavirus outbreak roses to 16 in the country. (ILKHA)