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South Korea faces ‘biggest ever’ wave
As other countries prepare to roll out vaccinations, South Korea is grappling with its biggest wave of coronavirus infections yet.
South Korea’s daily number of new cases was once as low as two per day. That number soared to 682 on Thursday, with health officials warning it could reach record highs in coming days. On Wednesday, 686 new cases were reported, the highest daily count since Feb. 29.