SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday (Aug 23), as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday , as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended.
That brings South Korea's total to 17,399 infections of the new coronavirus with 309 Covid-19 deaths, it said. Health authorities say they might eventually deploy the toughest stage 3 social-distancing rules, where schools and business are urged to close, if the rate of increase in new infections does not slow soon.
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