Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 10:42 AM MYT
People shop amid the Covid-19 pandemic at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea December 8, 2020. Reuters pic
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SEOUL, Dec 17 South Korea reported a record number of coronavirus deaths today as the country’s biggest wave of infections since the start of the pandemic strained hospital resources and sparked panic buying in anticipation of a harsh new lockdown.
The novel coronavirus had claimed another 22 lives as of midnight yesterday, sharply up from a previous high of 13 deaths in a single day earlier in the week, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported.
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Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 10:04 AM MYT
People shop amid the Covid-19 pandemic at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea December 8, 2020. Reuters pic
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SEOUL, Dec 15 South Korea s prime minister pleaded with residents today to abide by social distancing rules to avoid even greater restrictions in the face of the country s largest wave of coronavirus infections.
Daily infection rates are hovering at record levels with another 880 new cases reported as of midnight yesterday, up from 718 a day earlier, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said.
Schools in the Seoul metropolitan area closed for a month from today as the government moves closer to imposing the toughest Level 3 restrictions, which would essentially mean a lockdown of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
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