— South Korea has recorded 60-plus COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day as the virus spread beyond the greater Seoul area. The agency says 43 of the newly reported cases were locally infected while the other 18 were linked to international arrivals. South Korea has been grappling with an uptick in new infections after it eased social distancing rules in early May. South Korea recorded 63 new cases on both Saturday and Friday. China has reported 83,553 confirmed cases and 4,634 deaths since the pandemic began.

Source: Daily Sun July 05, 2020 06:45 UTC