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SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday (Aug 23), as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 397 new infections as of midnight Saturday, up from the previous day’s 332 and marking more than a week of daily three-digit rises.
That brings South Korea’s total to 17,399 infections of the new coronavirus with 309 Covid-19 deaths, it said.
From Sunday, the government imposed second-tier social-distancing rules in areas outside Seoul, banning in-person church meetings and closing nightclubs, buffets and cyber cafes.
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