South Korea experts call for more COVID=19 curbs as easygoing young fuel surge
While vaccinations of the elderly have kept mortality rates low, at 1.07 per cent as of Wednesday, the number of severe cases jumped to 285 from 144 three weeks ago when the latest surge of infections gathered pace.
Experts warn the trend will get worse with vaccinations for people in their 20s only likely to begin in September.
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