South Korea PM urges calm after Covid cases soar by 70,000 in a day
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5WDXG)
Kim Boo-kyum says pandemic is at a manageable level' and sharp rise in cases should not be as feared as it once was
South Korea's prime minister has called for calm after a record number of Covid-19 cases, amid warnings that the latest surge had yet to peak.
Kim Boo-kyum said serious cases and deaths were still at manageable levels", after health authorities reported 171,452 new infections on Wednesday, a sharp increase from the 99,573 cases a day earlier and the previous all-time high of 109,831.
Continue reading...