South Korea shuts public museums amid virus fears The South Korean government this week temporarily closed 24 public museums, art centres and libraries nationwide, including some of Seoul's largest cultural institutions, amid concerns over coronavirus.\\n\\nSouth Korea is among the countries that have reported a surge in cases in recent days even as the number of fresh cases declines at the epicentre of the disease in China. IMAGES of museusm AND VOXPOPS from a US tourist