Greater Seoul area braces for further spread following 36 new cases

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Seoul and the surrounding area are bracing for another wave of a possibly bigger outbreak after recording 36 new COVID-19 cases, data showed on Wednesday.

This has raised serious concerns, especially at a time when the country is attempting to return to normal life.

New infections reported in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon totalled 36 as of midnight, more than doubling from 14 reported the previous day, according to the data from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

More than half of the infections, 19, were reported in Seoul, followed by 11 in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, and six in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province.

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Source: Nigerian Tribune