South Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant circumstances
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Image Source : AP Medical staff carrying protecting gear put together for a coronavirus take a look at at a coronavirus testing website in Seoul, South Korea South Korea has confirmed its first circumstances of a extra contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first recognized within the United Kingdom. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency stated Monday the circumstances have been confirmed in a household of three individuals who got here to South Korea on December 22. They arrived a day earlier than South Korea halted air journey from Britain till December 31 to protect towards the brand new model of the virus. The three individuals, who reside within the U.Okay., are beneath quarantine in South Korea. South Korea on Monday registered 808 new coronavirus circumstances, elevating its nationwide caseload to 57,680 with 819 deaths. It’s the second day in a row that South Korea’s day by day tally has marked under 1,000. The nation logged 1,241 circumstances on Christmas Day, the largest day by day leap in South Korea for the reason that pandemic started, and 1,132 on Saturday. In latest weeks, South Korea has been grappling with a sudden spike in infections tied to hospitals, nursing houses, church buildings, a jail, household gatherings and numerous different websites. The authorities on Sunday stated it’ll spend one other week earlier than figuring out whether or not to implement its hardest bodily distancing guidelines within the better Seoul space that officers fear would additional damage the financial system. ALSO READ | North Korea has zero coronavirus case: WHO report Latest World News
