On the 17th, health authorities conducted comprehensive testing of workers at Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi Province, in front of a company where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

On the 17th, health authorities conducted comprehensive testing of workers at Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi Province, in front of a company where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has fallen to the mid-400s for the first time in four days.


The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, there were 448 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 86,576.



This figure marks the first time in four days since the 16th (457 cases) that the number has dropped to the 400s. Among the new cases reported on this day, 414 were locally transmitted and 32 were imported.


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