South Korea urges work from home as country reports most daily cases since March


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman undergoes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a makeshift clinic in Seoul, South Korea, August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea urged businesses on Thursday to have employees work from home after reporting the highest daily number of coronavirus cases since March, as it also flagged the risks of new clusters at call centres and logistics warehouses.

South Korea reported 441 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, the most daily infections since early March when the country had the first large outbreak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Thursday.

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