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(3rd LD) Critically ill COVID-19 cases near 1,000; tighter virus curbs to take effect

(ATTN: UPDATES with the latest details in paras 8-9)SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday and the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients rose close to 1,000,
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(2nd LD) Critically ill COVID-19 cases near 1,000; tighter virus curbs to take effect

(ATTN: ADDS more comments, details on school classes, other measures in paras 12-13, 16-17 and 21-22) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday and the number of crit
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(LEAD) Moon apologizes for restoring tough social distancing measures

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Moon, background from 4th para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in apologized to the nation Thursday for restoring tough social distancing measures following a spike in coronavirus cases an
(URGENT) Moon apologizes for restoring tough social distancing measures

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(LEAD) Defense minister calls for 'voluntary' participation in booster program

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; CHANGES headline, lead, photo)SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook encouraged military personnel Thursday to join an ongoing booster shot program, casting it as the most effective way to stem th
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(3rd LD) S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM

(ATTN: UPDATES with schools' resumption of remote learning in last 3 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will reduce the maximum private gathering size to four people nationwide and restore a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant and
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(LEAD) Critically ill COVID-19 cases near 1,000; tighter virus curbs to take effect

(ATTN: ADDS details from gov't briefing on virus response in paras 2, 9-10 and 12; CHANGES photos) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday and the number of cri
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Military reports 26 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Thursday reported 26 additional COVID-19 cases, including 22 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 2,848.Of the new cases, 18 people are from the Army, two
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Critically ill COVID-19 cases near 1,000; tighter virus curbs to take effect

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 7,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday and the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients rose close to 1,000 as the country prepares to bring back tougher virus c
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(2nd LD) S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 2, 7)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will reduce the maximum private gathering size to four people nationwide and restore a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant and cafe business hours, Prime Minister
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(LEAD) S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will reduce the maximum private gathering size to four people nationwide and restore a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant and cafe business hours, Prime
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 62 COVID-19 deaths, total at 4,518

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 7,622 new COVID-19 cases; critical cases at record high of 989: KDCA

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S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM

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SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will reduce the maximum private gathering size to four people nationwide and restore a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant and cafe business hours in a bid to stem the fast spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Kim
(URGENT) S. Korea to restore 9 p.m. curfew on restaurant, cafe business hours: PM

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(3rd LD) New COVID-19 cases surge to record high; gov't to restore tougher virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS new details in paras 7, 12, photo)SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases and critically ill patients surged to fresh record highs Wednesday, with the government tipped to restore toughest virus curbs to contain
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(2nd LD) S. Korea expected to announce tightened anti-virus curbs Thursday

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in headline, paras 1-4, 7-8)SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to announce a decision to reinstate tighter social distancing rules Thursday to tackle the fast spread of COVID-19 infections, according to
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases surge to record high; gov't to restore tougher virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7-8, bottom)SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases and critically ill patients surged to fresh record highs Wednesday, with the government tipped to restore toughest virus curbs to contain the
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(LEAD) Use of robots results in 'meaningful' decline in human labor demand in manufacturing: BOK report

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Expanded use of robots has resulted in a "meaningful" decline in demand for human labor in the manufacturing industry while replacing mostly "routine" and "re