[Photo] Citizens Waiting for COVID-19 Testing

On the 30th, as the number of new COVID-19 cases approached 800 and the spread intensified, citizens waited to be tested at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight that day, there were 794 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 156,961. The number of cases in the 700s was recorded for the first time in 25 days since the 5th (744 cases), and the 794 cases themselves marked the highest count in 68 days since April 23, when the "4th wave" was ongoing (797 cases). / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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