Seoul City Hall workers disinfecting a suburban area in the city as a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul. Health officials have tightened distancing restrictions in the greater capital area. - AP
SEOUL (South Korea), Aug 30 (AP): South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus.
The 17th consecutive day of triple-digit increases brought the national caseload to 19,699, including 323 deaths; The new infections as of Saturday midnight were the slowest daily rise in five days
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