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World is in 'very dangerous period' of covid pandemic: WHO

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Seoul cases double since rules relaxed Covid cases in the South Korean capital, Seoul, and its metropolitan area have more than doubled from two weeks ago when authorities announced plans to relax social-distancing rules.

Measures that would allow restaurants and bars to extend indoor dining and raise the cap on the number of people permitted to gather were scheduled to be introduced nationwide at the start of July.

But provincial governments in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province held off the adoption of those plans by at least a week, due to the recent spike in cases in the region.

Overall, South Korea reported 794 cases nationwide Saturday, down from 826 on Friday when it reported its biggest daily jump in about half a year.

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