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  • South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the capital, Seoul, as officials warned on Tuesday off a new spike in Kovar 19 cases from Thursday, public gatherings of more than 100 people will be banned, while churches in sporting events must keep attendance to a maximum or 30% capacity.

  • Venues considered high risk, such as clubs and karaoke bars, must increase the distance between guests.

  • The decision to impose tougher restrictions came on Tuesday after the daily case tally hovered above 200 for the fourth day in a row.

  • South Korea's prime minister said he had no choice but to intervene.

  • Booth heightened curbs will cause greater inconvenience in our daily lives, bring hardship to small business owners Krone.

  • But we all know from our experiences that there would be an even bigger crisis if we don't act now.

  • South Korea has previously won widespread praise for its handling of the pandemic.

  • A combination of mass testing, track and trace and social distancing measures has largely kept the virus at bay.

South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the capital, Seoul, as officials warned on Tuesday off a new spike in Kovar 19 cases from Thursday, public gatherings of more than 100 people will be banned, while churches in sporting events must keep attendance to a maximum or 30% capacity.

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