Coronavirus cases rise in South Korea after restrictions were eased

Fans at a baseball game in Seoul, South Korea (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea has reported 386 new cases of coronavirus in a resurgence that could force authorities to reimpose stronger social distancing restrictions after easing them in October to spur a faltering economy.

The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency raised the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 30,403, including 503 deaths.