South Korea records most local COVID-19 cases since end-March with 103 new infections

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SEOUL: South Korea on Friday (Aug 14) reported 103 new COVID-19 cases, of which 85 were domestic, the most locally transmitted cases since the end ...

Possible mutations were detected in the virus'"spike protein", which is known to help COVID-19 penetrate into a living human cell. The imported infections involved two people from Pakistan and one from Uzbekistan.

South Korea endured one of the worst early coronavirus outbreaks outside China but brought it broadly under control with an extensive"trace, test and treat" programme while never imposing a compulsory lockdown.

 

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