SEOUL, Aug 4 ― South Korea posted a sharp increase in its coronavirus cases today as it struggled to tame its fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new virus variants strains.
Health authorities were concerned that people travelled about 6.4 per cent more last week compared with the week before, or about 34 per cent more than in early January, in the regions beyond the capital Seoul and its neighbouring areas, largely for summer vacations. The government tightened social distancing curbs last week across most of the country for two weeks ahead of the peak summer holiday period.
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