South Korea considers reimposing restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge

People wait in line for a Covid-19 test at a testing site, temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on July 7, 2021. - Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea reported its second highest number of daily new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 7), just days after it began easing social distancing restrictions in some parts of the country, buoyed by an accelerated vaccine rollout.

With the majority of the 1,212 new cases as of midnight Tuesday coming from densely populated Seoul, officials extended movement curbs in the capital and surrounding regions for at least another week and are considering pushing restrictions back up to the highest level.