Seoul mayor: Itaewon club-linked infection now at 75

People wearing face masks walking along a street in the Hongdae district of Seoul. South Korea announced its highest number of new coronavirus cases for more than a month on Monday (May 11), driven by an infection cluster in a Seoul nightlife district just as the country loosens restrictions. - AFP

SEOUL: Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections linked to clubs and bars in Itaewon, Seoul's multicultural neighbourhood, have totalled 75 nationally, the city's mayor said on Monday (May 11).

Yonhap News Agency reported that after keeping local infections at zero for a few days, South Korea saw an unexpected spike in cases coming from entertainment facilities in the popular area, with infections reported not only in Seoul but across the country.