Posters on social distancing in a Seoul subway station. The country added 230 more coronavirus patients, including 202 local infections, raising the total caseload to 28,999, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Daily infections stayed in the triple digits for the 10th consecutive day, with the daily caseload exceeding 200 for the first time in 73 days on Saturday. To slow down the spread of the virus, health authorities raised the social distancing scheme from Level 1 to 1.5 under a new five-tier scheme in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi province, effective from Thursday. Gangwon province will decide on its own distancing level in the western region, which saw a sharp rise in new cases over the past week.

Source: The Standard November 17, 2020 06:45 UTC