South Korea says it has registered more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period - a record daily number, APA reports citing BBC.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum has described the situation as worse than expected and said emergency measures should now be considered in and around the capital, Seoul.
Hospitals across the country are said to be rapidly filling up with serious and critical cases and the prime minister urged older people to have their Covid booster jabs.
South Korea has seen a sharp rise in infections since the country began gradually lifting restrictions earlier this month as part of a "living with Covid-19" plan.
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