South Korea daily COVID cases above 200; face mask fines start
ase Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, as a new law fining those not wearing masks in public started to be enforced.
ase Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, as a new law fining those not wearing masks in public started to be enforced.
Of the new cases, 166 were locally transmitted and 39 imported. More than 65 percent of the locally transmitted cases were from Seoul and Gyeonggi province, a densely populated region near the capital.
Health authorities attributed the rise in cases to clusters of infections linked to private gatherings and public facilities, which complicated efforts to identify transmission routes. Both of South Korea’s most serious outbreaks of COVID-19 – in February and August – have been linked to church services
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