South Korea Sees New Cluster of Infections As Confirmed Cases Surpass 7,500

Medical staff wearing protective gear, take samples from people at a building where 46 people were confirmed to have the novel coronavirus, at a temporary test facility in Seoul on March 10, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

In South Korea, the capital of Seoul has recorded at least 64 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a major cluster outbreak outside of Daegu and the broader North Gyeongsang province.

The infection cluster happened at a call center in the neighborhood of Sindorim in Seoul, local outlet Yonhap News Agency reported on March 10. The municipal government of Seoul stated that at least 64 people in connection with the call center are infected with the virus as of 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday.