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Asia Today: Virus spike makes S. Korean lockdown more likely

| August 26, 2020 7:27 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest single-day total in months, as fears grow that lockdown-like restrictions are becoming inevitable as transmissions slip out of control.

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