南韓的新冠肺炎疫情日益嚴峻。

據韓聯社報道，隨著大邱和附近的慶尚北道新冠病毒危機加劇，南韓總統文在寅當地時間週二在國務會議發言中表示，南韓宣佈對新冠病毒“作戰”，政府所有機構進入24小時全面戒備狀態，並稱計劃直接或間接向新冠病毒應對行動注入30萬億韓元資金。

另外報道中還表示，文在寅針對近期出現的“口罩荒”向民眾表達了歉意，稱"無法迅速足量供應口罩，對民眾造成不便，心情沉重”，要求南韓有關政府部門緊密協作，早日解決口罩難求的問題。

The army vehicles disinfect the road in Daegu, about 300 km southeast of the capital Seoul, South Korea, February 29, 2020. /Xinhua

South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared war against the COVID-19 on Tuesday as the number of cases in the country approached 5,000, placing all government agencies on a 24-hour alert, reported Yonhap News Agency.

Speaking at a weekly Cabinet meeting, Moon announced plans to inject 30 trillion won (around 25 billion U.S. dollars) of funds directly or indirectly into the COVID-19 response.

據南韓衛生部門訊息，當地時間3月3日0時至16時，南韓共報確診新增新型冠狀病毒感染者374人，感染者總數升至5186人，死亡29人。

As of 4 P.M. on Monday, South Korea has confirmed 374 more cases of the COVID-19, raising the total number of infections to 5186, according to the country's health authorities.

So far, 29 people have died from the COVID-19 in the country.

在關於南韓疫情的新聞中，“新天地”教會被頻頻提及。

昨日，南韓“新天地”教會會長李萬熙召開新冠肺炎疫情記者會。自“新天地”引爆南韓疫情以來，88歲的李萬熙首次公開發聲並在會上兩度行大禮下跪道歉，表示教會出現大量感染者，無顏見人愧對大家。

截至1日下午2點，與“新天地”教會有關聯的確診病例達到2113例，佔南韓全部確診病例的59.9%。

也是在1日下午，首爾市方面以殺人罪、傷害罪、違反傳染病預防管理相關法律為由，向首爾中央地方檢察廳控告李萬熙以及“新天地”教會十二支派的支派長。

Lee Man-hee, the leader of the Shincheonji religious sect in South Korea, made a public apology on Monday, after they were accused of not doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus. As of March 2, South Korea has reported a total of 4,212 coronavirus cases, 2,418 of which are related to Shincheonji.

About 60 percent of confirmed cases have been linked to a branch of the Shincheonji religious sect in the southeastern city of Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million, said Yonhap News Agency.

迅速蔓延的疫情，也對南韓軍隊造成了不小的影響。

據韓聯社3日報道，南韓軍人中的確診病例新增3例，截至目前軍中確診病例總數增至31例，其中陸軍17例，空軍11例，海軍陸戰隊2例，海軍1例。

South Korean army soldiers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant in Daegu, South Korea, March 2, 2020. /Xinhua

南韓國防部2日表示，已經從“新天地”教會獲取軍人教徒的姓名和出生年月，正在調查他們的所屬部隊，以及這些人是否參加了在全國各地舉行的“新天地”集會。

According to the country's defense ministry, two more service personnel and a civilian worker for the military tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the military to 31 early Tuesday.

Of the total, 17 are in the Army, 11 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one in the Navy, the ministry said.

On February 23, the country raised its four-tier virus alert to the highest "red" level to tackle the virus spread.