South Korea continues to experience spike in Covid-19 cases

There has been a surge in coronavirus infections after South Korea’s government eased social distancing restrictions to the lowest levels in October to support a weak economy (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

South Korea has reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day, with the speed of viral spread unseen since the worst wave of the outbreak in spring.

The 504 cases reported by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday brought the national caseload to 33,375, including 522 deaths.