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South Korea has seen another record daily COVID-19 tally on Wednesday, coming in at over 16-hundred for the first time. To curb the rapid spread of the virus, the government has raised social distancing measures outside the capital area to level two, except for a few regions. For more, we have our Kim Dami on the line. Dami, tell us more. That is yet another record daily tally. With this trend, local health authorities are concerned that cases could reach 2,3-hundred a day by mid-August. In fact, health experts say the figure may exceed that. And with cluster infections popping up across the country, the government will enforce level two distancing measures outside the metropolitan area except for Sejong city, Jeollanam-do Province, Jeollabuk-do Province and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. ....
Three more AstraZeneca vaccine recipients died on Thursday, two were in their 50s and one was in their 20s. Both of those in their 50s were patients at nursing hospitals in Jeollabuk-do Province and had underlying conditions. cardiovascular disease and diabetes. While the first patient died two days after getting the shot, the second person died just one day after. The person in their 20s, who suffered from epilepsy, died at a nursing hospital in the city of Daejeon two days after being given the vaccine. This brings the country s total vaccine deaths to five. While health authorities believe there is no causal effect, the country s Prime Minister has vowed for a full investigation. ....