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South Korea’s virus cases spike to over 400

Seoul

The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea spiked to a nearly six-month high of over 400 on Thursday as sporadic cluster infections across the country and cases with unknown transmission routes continued to pile up, forcing health authorities to seriously consider implementing the country's toughest antivirus curbs.

The country reported 441 new COVID-19 cases, including 434 local infections, raising the total caseload to 18,706, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).