South Korea clamps down again as virus rebounds


Hundreds of recent cases have been linked to workplaces, including call centres and a massive warehouse operated by local e-commerce giant Coupang. - AFP

BANGKOK (AP): Areas around the South Korean capital moved to curb large gatherings Tuesday (June 2) and officials urged churchgoers and some health care workers to avoid crowds as the number of new coronavirus once again increased.

The densely populated Seoul metropolitan area was home to all but one of the 38 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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