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The Latest: S Korea extends distancing rules for 2 weeks

| January 1, 2021 8:12 PM

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is extending stringent distancing rules for two more weeks as authorities seek to suppress a viral resurgence, while confirming its first case of an apparently more contagious coronavirus variant detected in South Africa.

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