The number of daily infections with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea decreased to its lowest level in 5 days, today, Friday, due to the slowdown in mass infections on a large scale, while the authorities are tightening entry procedures for foreign arrivals to prevent the spread of a more contagious virus strain.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that the country had recorded 674 new cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, including 633 local infections, which raises the death toll to 67,360 cases, according to South Korean (Yonhap) News Agency..
35 people died from Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,081 deaths.
Despite the slowdown in the spread of the virus thanks to preventive tests and strict separation rules, the authorities remained vigilant about the continuing mass infections in care centers and churches and the spread of a new virus strain that was first reported in Britain..
South Korea recorded 14 cases of the new strain and one case of a separate strain spread in South Africa, which led to the extension of the ban on flights from Britain until January 21..
As of Friday, foreigners arriving at South Korean airports must present a 72-hour certificate proving negative infection with the Coronavirus..
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