China News Service, March 3rd. According to a Korean media report, in the afternoon of the 3rd local time, the South Korean epidemic prevention authorities reported that South Korea added 374 new cases of newly diagnosed pneumonia, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 5,186, and the number of deaths reached 29. .

South Korean President Moon Jae-yin emphasized on the 3rd that South Korea is now in the stage of fighting the epidemic, and governments at all levels should recognize the seriousness of the problem. All government agencies must launch a 24-hour emergency system to jointly respond to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.