South Korea reports 1,536 new coronavirus cases
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 08:33 | 16 July 2021
- Modified Date: 08:33 | 16 July 2021
South Korea reported 1,536 new coronavirus cases as of Thursday midnight, a slow decline in daily infections since hitting a record earlier this week, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Friday.
South Korea was for months a coronavirus success story as it kept outbreaks under control with testing, tracing and social distancing, but the more contagious Delta variant has been fuelling a new wave of infections.
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