[Photo] Medical Staff at Temporary Screening Clinic Amid Heatwave

On the 18th, as the large-scale spread of COVID-19 continued in South Korea, medical staff at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station were cooling off in front of a fan. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight that day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 1,454, marking the highest figure for a weekend. The number has recorded four digits for 12 consecutive days since the 7th, when it was 1,212./Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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