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South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases

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  1. Deimos
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    They're also postponing their plan to re-open many schools now, and re-closing over 200 schools that just opened back up. I've been following the daily reports that they release for a few weeks...

    They're also postponing their plan to re-open many schools now, and re-closing over 200 schools that just opened back up.

    I've been following the daily reports that they release for a few weeks now, they're quite detailed and interesting. Here's the most recent one: https://www.cdc.go.kr/board/board.es?mid=a30402000000&bid=0030&act=view&list_no=367370&tag=&nPage=1

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  2. skybrian
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    From the article: [...]

    From the article:

    Officials said health authorities were finding it increasingly difficult to track the transmission routes for new infections and urged people to remain vigilant amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

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    More than 250 new infections were traced to clubs and bars in the Itaewon district of Seoul in early May, while the latest cluster has been linked to a distribution centre in Bucheon, near Seoul, owned by the e-commerce firm Coupang.

    Local health authorities have tested about 3,500 of the centre’s 4,000 employees, the Yonhap news agency said, with 69 cases confirmed so far.

    The company reportedly failed to enforce preventive measures, such as requiring employees to wear masks and keep a distance of about two metres.

    Media reports said some employees had been told to continue working even after they started displaying symptoms of the virus, including a woman in her 40s who is thought to be the first person at the centre to have contracted the virus.

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