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Nighttime bus services reduced; Daycare centers closed in SeoulSocial affairsCity enforces tougher measures to curb virus
New virus cases spike to over 300 again as greater Seoul comes under tougher virus curbs
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The number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea bounced back to over 300 on Tuesday due to a pileup of sporadic infections across the nation, with tougher antivirus rules in place in the greater Seoul area amid a virus resurgence. The country added 349 more COVID-19 cases, including 320 local infections, raising the total caseload to 31,353, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The latest figure was sharply up from 271 on Monday, when the comparable reading f
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