South Korea on Saturday reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months while South Africa announced a surge in infections and some U.S.
states tightened anti-disease controls.South Korea’s 113 new cases included 36 workers returning from Iraq and 32 crew members of a Russian freighter, the government said.
Authorities had warned to expect a spike in cases from abroad and appealed to the public not to be alarmed.China, which has relaxed most of its anti-disease controls after case numbers dropped off, reported 34 new cases in a new surge of infections.