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S.Korea reports most daily cases since March

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S.Korea reports most daily cases since March
S.Korea reports most daily cases since March

VIDEO SHOWS: DISINFECTION OFFICER WITH SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS, YOON TAE-HO, SPEAKING AT NEWS BRIEFING; SOUNDBITES FROM YOON; EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT COMPLEX

VIDEO SHOWS: DISINFECTION OFFICER WITH SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS, YOON TAE-HO, SPEAKING AT NEWS BRIEFING; SOUNDBITES FROM YOON; EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT COMPLEX; PEOPLE WEARING FACE MASKS WALKING IN SEOUL STREETS; CLOSED SHOPS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1.

EXTERIOR OF GOVERNMENT COMPLEX IN SEJONG SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 27, 2020) (E-BRIEFING - ACCESS ALL) 2.

(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) DISINFECTION OFFICER WITH SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS, YOON TAE-HO, SAYING: "As of midnight (1500GMT, August 26), we have a total of 434 new local infections.

Among them, 313 are in the metropolitan area, accounting for about 72% of local infections that have occurred." 3.

WHITE FLASH 4.

(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) DISINFECTION OFFICER WITH SOUTH KOREA'S CENTRAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS, YOON TAE-HO, SAYING: "We sent text messages on (August) 20th to those who stayed in Gwanghwamun area (on August 15) to make them get tested.

We have categorised 51,000 people including people who took buses with them and sent the list of them to the local governments on (August) 25th." SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (RECENT - AUGUST 24, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5.

PEOPLE WALKING ON MYEONGDONG STREET 6.

WOMAN WEARING FACE MASK WALKING 7.

VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET 8.

VARIOUS OF EMPTY STREET 9.

CLOSED SHOPS 10.

NOTICE READING (in Korean): "WE'RE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19" 11.

CLOSED SHOP WITH NOTICE STORY: South Korea reported 441 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday (August 26), the most daily infections since early March when the country had the first large outbreak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Thursday (August 27).

Businesses have been urged to have employees work from home, as the government also flagged the risks of new clusters at call centres and logistics warehouses.

While authorities said the recent surge has mostly to do with recent outbreaks in a church and at an anti-government rally earlier this month, they warned about the possibility of new clusters in densely-populated workspaces.

Health authorities meanwhile have sent a list of at least 51,000 people, who have been categorised to be linked to the rally on Aug.

15, to local governments, health ministry official Yoon Tae-ho told a briefing.

The authorities are also floating the possibility of imposing the highest level of social distancing, where schools and business would be urged to close, inflicting more damage on Asia's fourth-largest economy.

(Production: Kim Hong-ji, Hyunyoung Yi)

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