[Photo] Waiting Line at Temporary Screening Clinic in Seogangdae Station Plaza

On the 17th, as the third wave of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continued, citizens lined up in long queues at the temporary screening clinic near Sogang University Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Kim Woo-young, Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul, announced that 423 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Seoul on the 16th, the highest daily number ever recorded. The previous record for the highest daily cases in Seoul was 399 on the 12th./Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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