SEOUL: FEARING OVERSATURATION OF HEALTH SYSTEM STRICTER SOCIAL DISTANCING ENFORCED ALBEIT LATE

• The second-wave of social distancing rules in South Korea’s COVID-19 playbook which are stricter in truest sense will be imposed across the Seoul metropolitan area for the next three weeks from Tuesday, the government said Sunday.
• The Minister of Health and Welfare Park N...

KOREA WITNESS DAILY INDOMITABLE CORONAVIRUS CASES COMEBACK TO ABOVE 600

• The daily tally of new coronavirus cases made a comeback to over 600 on Sunday even as authorities are considering tightening social distancing measures to curb the unstoppable surge in COVID-19 transmissions.
• The day ended on a sad note as the country added 631 more COVID-19 c...

DAILY NEW VIRUS CASES REACH SOMBRE SPELLS OF OVER 500 IN S KOREA

• The daily tally of new coronavirus cases in South Korea bounced back to over 500 again Wednesday, adding to worries that the country is in for a rude shock as a bigger wave of the pandemic in winter may engulf all amid tougher social distancing measures.
• The country tapped 511 ...

SOUTH KOREA TO RELAX SOCIAL DISTANCING IN VIEW OF CHUSEOK

• The Seoul metropolitan area will now swiftly undertake physical distancing measures of lower magnitude for the next two weeks and enforce 14 days of a stricter scheme, the government said Sunday.
• Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, who heads the government’s COVID-19 task forc...

SOUTH KOREA VIRUS TALLY PEAKS AT 441 NEWFOUND DAILY CASES

• South Korea declared 441 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, citing the highest daily increase since March 7, as health officials grapple with new, sporadic clusters of infections nationwide as well as infections from unidentified sources.
• Of the 441 new cases, 307 were locally transm...

SCHOOLS IN SEOUL RESUME REMOTE LEARNING WITH VIRUS BOUTS RESURFACING

• South Korean pupils in Seoul face lackluster school days once again with schools resuming full remote learning, starting Wednesday.
• The precautions are due to the country lately experiencing a fresh bout of the novel coronavirus and concerns are growing over school safety.
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ASIAN STOCKS FALL AMIDST FEAR OF COVID-19

HIGHLIGHTS

• MSCI’s widest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan. MIAPJ0000PUS dropped 0.5% and fell additionally over 4%.
• Japan's Nikkei .N225 dropped 1.7% to its lowest since October
• The Hang Seng.HSI dropped 1...