South Korea reports second-highest Covid-19 count ahead of Lunar New Year holiday

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SEOUL - South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday , despite extended Covid-19 curbs and a high vaccination rate, raising concerns of further spread during the

upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

The country recorded 7,630 new cases on Saturday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said, above the 7,009 cases reported a day earlier and near the mid-December record of 7,848 logged.including a 9pm curfew for restaurants, cafes and bars, and limits on private gatherings, ahead of the holiday that starts on Saturday.

Tens of millions of Koreans across the country typically travel during Lunar New Year for family gatherings during one of the country's main holidays. South Korea has recorded 733,902 Covid-19 infections and 6,540 deaths, KDCA data showed, although nearly 95 per cent of adults have been fully vaccinated and more than half having received a booster shot.

To contain the rapid spread of the virus, health officials have required proof of vaccination and a booster to gain access to most public facilities, but a court ruled that large shops and teenagers

 

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