S. Korea raises virus alert to highest level amid soaring COVID-19 cases

Policemen are on duty outside the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2020. South Korea raised its four-tier virus alert to the highest "red" level on Sunday as the number of COVID-19 infection cases soared to 602 in recent days with the death toll rising to five. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)