SEOUL, June 15 — South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce stricter social distancing guidelines, a prominent infectious disease specialist has warned. The warning comes after the health...
Monday, 15 Jun 2020 04:45 PM MYTSEOUL, June 15 — South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce stricter social distancing guidelines, a prominent infectious disease specialist has warned.
If the infection rate remains at this level, South Korea will report 254 new cases daily by June 25 and 826 by July 9, according to Ki’s model. New infections have persisted in the mid-double digits after several new clusters in the area around Seoul. There were 37 new cases on Sunday, taking the national tally to 12,121, with 277 deaths.
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