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S Korea to boost testing amid threat of 'medical collapse'

Latest surge sees 615 new virus cases, over 8,000 patients in quarantine

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Published Mon, Dec 7, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    SOUTH Korean President Moon Jae-in called on Monday for expanded coronavirus testing and more thorough tracing as the country struggles to control its latest and largest wave of infections.

    The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 615 new Covid-19 cases as of Sunday, capping a month of triple-digit daily increases that have led to 8,311 confirmed patients in quarantine, the most ever.

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