On the 17th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 600,000 for the first time, citizens lined up for testing at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on that day, the number of new confirmed cases was counted at 621,328. There were 1,159 critically ill patients and 429 deaths. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the 17th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 600,000 for the first time, citizens lined up for testing at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on that day, the number of new confirmed cases was counted at 621,328. There were 1,159 critically ill patients and 429 deaths. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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