Empty streets in Daegu, epicentre of South Korea's virus outbreak South Korea has seen a rapid rise in coronaviruos infections since a clusters sprouted in a religious sect in the southern city of Daegu last week. Residents in the county's fourth largest city, with a population of 2.5 million, have been asked to stay at home. Train stations, shopping centres and restaurants are quiet in the typically bustling streets of Daegu. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES