People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus pray while maintaining social distancing during a service at the Chogyesa temple in South Korea on Monday (June 22). - AP
SEOUL (AP): South Korea on Monday (June 22) reported 17 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), the first time its daily jump came down to the teens in nearly a month, as health authorities scramble to contain a resurgence of the virus centered around the greater capital area.
The figures released by the Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday brought the national caseload to 12,438 cases, including 280 deaths.
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