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Added on the 11/10/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Seoul, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea on Wednesday decided to extend Covid-19 restrictions another week as authorities reported 1,212 new infections, its highest jump in daily cases so far this year.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began, surpassing the previous peak in February.
Seoul, Dec 14 (EFE/EPA).- The government of South Korea on Monday began offering free coronavirus tests at 150 new makeshift testing facilities in the capital and its surrounding areas amid recent rise in cases in the country. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN HEALTH WORKERS TAKE SWAB FROM CITIZENS AT A MAKESHIFT TESTING SITE OUTSIDE THE SEOUL STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).- People in Seoul Monday carried out their daily lives with the mandatory use of masks after a new public order was announced by the Seoul metropolitan government on August 23.This new public order comes into play as the city tries to contain a new outbreak of COVID-19. South Korea has so far registered over 17,600 COVID-19 cases and 309 deaths related to the virus. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS DAILY LIFE AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
The world has been looking to South Korea as a model for how to handle COVID-19. But a fresh spike in cases is putting that reputation at risk.