The actions took place after a sudden rise in the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea. South Korean diplomats were helping, he said, but he was worried about the lack of infrastructure and emotional distress. Seoul's foreign ministry said none of the visitors to Mauritius has shown symptoms of having contracted coronavirus. Israel's Channel 13 broadcaster shared a video of a bus driving around southern Israel with dozens of South Korean tourists who it said were not able to find a hotel to stay. "I was trying to go out for exercise for about an hour but they told me to go back inside, saying they had called police," said tourist Yoo Hyun-sook, according to footage aired by South Korean broadcaster SBS.

Source: The Star February 25, 2020 14:03 UTC