South Korea's virus surge exceeds 7,000 for 3rd straight day

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South Korean PM Kim Boo-kyum said the country could be forced to take “extraordinary” measures if the virus doesn’t slow soon.

People wait for the coronavirus testing at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New coronavirus infections in South Korea have been rising and breaking records daily. There were long lines at testing stations after they exceeded 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday since the start of the pandemic. More than 5,600 of the new 7,175 cases were reported in Seoul and the nearby metropolitan region.

Kim said the government will also speed up the administration of booster shots by shortening the interval between the second and third vaccine injections from the current four or five months to three months starting next week. Officials tightened restrictions starting Monday, banning private social gatherings of seven or more people in the greater capital area and requiring adults to verify their vaccination status at restaurants and other indoor venues. But Kim said such measures haven’t yet showed an effect in slowing transmissions.

 

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