South Korea has posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, despite extended Covid-19 curbs and a high vaccination rate, raising concerns of further spread during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, Reuters reports.
Tens of millions of Koreans across the country typically travel during Lunar New Year for family gatherings during one of the country's main holidays.
South Korea has recorded 733,902 Covid-19 infections and 6,540 deaths, data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency showed, although nearly 95 per cent of adults have been fully vaccinated and more than half have received a booster shot.
