A shop assistant cleans a window as they wait for a customer at Myeongdong shopping district which is nearly empty amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 280 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Monday, bringing the country's total to 17,945 with 310 deaths.
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