SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) – South Korea witnessed the highest daily rise in coronavirus infections on Wednesday in the wake of an outbreak in Seoul intensifying.
For the sixth consecutive day, the country witnessed triple digit daily rise in infections and Wednesday recorded 297 cases. The tally is now 16,058 infections with 306 fatalities, health officials said.
Most of the new infections are traced to Seoul and its suburbs stoking fears of more outbreaks in the capital.
Earlier this week, the authorities had ordered the closure of nightclubs, karaoke bars, cyber cafes as well as church services and restricted indoor and outdoor gatherings to not more than 50 and 100 people respectively.
In case the infections continue to spike, the authorities will be forced to implement the highest level of social distancing which mandates closure of schools and offices and limiting gatherings to ten people.
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