S. Korea reports 79 new virus cases, biggest in two months

TOKYO, May 28 (KUNA) -- South Korea on Thursday added 79 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest daily rise in two months, due to an infection cluster near Seoul, bringing the nation's total infections to 11,344, according to Yonhap News Agency.
It marked the largest daily increase in 53 days, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The death toll remained unchanged at 269.
Of the newly added infections, 67 cases were reported in the metropolitan area, the public health agency said, adding that the increase was mostly attributable to mass infections at the distribution center in Bucheon, just west of Seoul.
Early this month, the government eased its social distancing guidelines, with students, including kindergartners, returning to school in phases.
Health authorities, however, hinted that the country may have to return to strict social distancing again if average daily infections hover above 50 for a given period, the threshold to shift back to strict quarantine measures. (end) mk.ibi