Seoul: The increase in South Korean daily in Koronavirus infection exceeds 2,000 for the second consecutive day when officials extend the highest level of social restriction that lacks a small population in the center of a large population.
2,052 new cases reported on Friday marked the 45th day in a row more than 1,000 and brought the country’s Kaseload to 232,859, including 2,197 deaths.
The spread of the virus, driven by an increase in travel and a very contagious Delta variant, is a worrying development in a country where the launch of a slow vaccine has left more than half the population still waiting for the first shot.
More than 1,300 new cases came from Seoul Capital and the surrounding metropolitan area, where officials on Friday decided to enforce the strongest level 4 social distance rules for at least two weeks.
The rules forbid a private social meeting of three or more people after 6 nights.
and force nightclubs and churches to close