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Added on the 18/12/2020 11:17:53 - Copyright : France 24 EN
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES
Seoul, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea reported 1,805 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, including 1,767 local infections, raising the total caseload to 228,657, the country's Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Wednesday.Daily new coronavirus cases rose back to the 1,800s for the first time in three days. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE LINE UP TO TAKE COVID-19 TESTS AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.