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TOKYO, May 29 (KUNA) -- South Korea added 58 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, all in the Seoul metropolitan area, bringing the nation's total infections to 11,402, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The death toll remained unchanged at 269, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a press statement.
Most of the new infections were tied to a distribution facility in Bucheon, west of Seoul, it added.
Alarmed by the spike in virus cases, health authorities opted to impose a tighter social distancing campaign in the densely populated metropolitan area over the next two weeks through June 14.
The government switched to the scheme on May 6 to enable citizens to carry out social and economic activities under quarantine rules amid a slowdown in virus infections. (end)
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