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New cases above 1,600 amid 4th wave of pandemic
Posted : 2021-07-23 10:10
Updated : 2021-07-23 10:23
People wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in Seoul Station, July 23. Yonhap
South Korea s daily new coronavirus cases dropped Friday from the previous day s all-time high, but authorities extended the toughest virus curbs in the wider Seoul area to curb a further rise in new infections.
The country added 1,630 COVID-19 cases, including 1,574 local infections, raising the total caseload to 185,733, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The latest figure was down from a record high of 1,842 on Thursday when 270 patients from a virus-hit Cheonghae naval unit were counted as imported cases.
By Sangmi Cha
SEOUL – The South Korean government on Friday warned the country’s main labour federation to cancel a planned rally in defiance of a ban on large public gatherings as it fought to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases and extended toughest restrictions across the country.
More than 800 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) are expected to hold a rally in Wonju, a rural city about 100 km (62 miles) east of Seoul, calling for wage hikes and better welfare. The rally would be in violation of restrictions already in place in many parts of the country.
Greater Seoul to be under toughest curbs for 2 more weeks
Posted : 2021-07-23 09:38
Updated : 2021-07-23 09:38
Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol speaks at the government meeting on COVID-19 on July 23, where the government decided to extend the toughest virus restrictions in the greater Seoul area for another two weeks. Yonhap
South Korea will extend the toughest virus restrictions in the greater Seoul area for another two weeks amid the fourth wave of new COVID-19 outbreaks, health authorities said Friday.
Seoul, the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and the western port city of Incheon have been placed under Level 4, the highest in the four-tier virus curbs, since July 12, and the measures will be extended for another two weeks Monday, according to the authorities.
By Sangmi Cha
SEOUL, July 23 (Reuters) - The South Korean government on Friday warned the country s main labour federation to cancel a planned rally in defiance of a ban on large public gatherings as it fought to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases and extended toughest restrictions across the country.
More than 800 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) are expected to hold a rally in Wonju, a rural city about 100 km (62 miles) east of Seoul, calling for wage hikes and better welfare. The rally would be in violation of restrictions already in place in many parts of the country.