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SOUTH KOREA HAS reported its biggest daily jump in Covid-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining people who fail to wear masks in public.
The 191 cases added to the country’s caseload represented the sixth consecutive day of over 100 infections and the highest daily increase since 4 September.
More than 120 of the cases were from the Seoul metropolitan area, where the coronavirus has spread in a variety of places, including hospitals, nursing homes, churches, schools, restaurants and offices.
The steady spread of the virus has alarmed government officials, who eased social distancing measures to the lowest level since October to soften the pandemic’s shock on the economy.
While this has allowed high-risk venues like nightclubs and karaoke bars to reopen, prime minister Chung Sye-Kyun during a virus meeting today said the viral spread could force the government to “seriously consider” tightening social distancing again.
“We are at a precarious situation,” he said, pleading for citizen vigilance and for labour unionists and civic groups to cancel planned rallies.
South Korea has so far weathered its outbreak without major lockdowns, relying on an aggressive test-and-quarantine program and relatively widespread use of masks among the public.
From today, officials started to impose fines of up to 100,000 won (£68) for people who fail to properly wear masks in public transport and a wide range of venues, including hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, nightclubs, karaoke bars, religious and sports facilities and at gatherings of more than 500 people.
People will also be required to wear masks at restaurants and cafes when they are not eating or drinking.
In the capital Seoul, city employees were deployed at subway stations and bus stops to monitor commuters. There were no immediate reports of major disruption.
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I wish I got memory loss after one or two I’ve woken up next to after a night out.
@Kevin O’Brien: that is a horrible comment
@Mary Garry: They probably say the same about me, so don’t worry about it.
@Kevin O’Brien: I bet they felt the same!!
@Franny Ando: That’s what I just said fanny. You’re a handsome yourself, oh wait…..
@Kevin O’Brien: Top notch comment. Haters gonna hate
@Mary Garry: yera so what
@Mary Garry: You probably heard the saying,—- ” strange but true “.
His Wife must be a wonderful women, she blew his mind! Seriously though, how frightening would that be?
@Mark Dolan: At lest she didn’t eat him like a female spider
@Mark Dolan: blew ??? , Blew you say ??.
She factory reset him after pressing the right buttons
@Padraig Carroll: She tried turning him off and turning him on again.
Im willing to take that chance.
When your mrs rides the mind out of ya you know it was good
At least he won’t remember the 14 hours waiting for a bed in A&E
Not a headline you’d see very often, lol..
These comments have given the best laugh I’ve had in a while.
Forgotten how good it could be ☺️
Moral of the story is not to have daytime sex.
@Ciaran O Moore: Some lad said one time,– don’t do it too early in the day in case you might get a better offer later on .
I hope he at least remembered having it and how good it must have been at the time
Come again?
I had this once after swimming in cold water and found it very nice; the burden of 67 years of memory dropping off my head. Suddenly I experienced the present with full intensity. I think postcoital it must be even nicer.
I hope he at least finished..
I’m just here for the comments.
Sky rockets in flight
Only one thing worst than not getting sex. Getting it and not remembering!!
Now he doesn’t know whether he is coming or going!!!
I often have this type of amnesia.. especially after sh#gging someone I shouldn’t have
Daytime sex at 66- he has small problems
@Great White Hope: I wouldn’t think “small”was his problem:):)
The result of severe head trauma.
Obviously not an unforgettable experience!
You sure it was his wife!? Great excuse!
Viagra side effect.
Not really a surprise migraine can be triggered by sex too
@Craic_a_tower: You’re doing it wrong.
@Craic_a_tower: Move down the bed and you will stop hitting the headboard;)
Why is this article here? Its actually quite sad and its also somebody’s private business… But hey, you’ll get a few laughs off it won’t you!Cheap journalism.
Forest Gump said I feel dizzy after having relations. Must be the same thing
Dangnabbit:-), best laugh I’ve had in a while. Part of the enchantment was the serious, sober & earnest way in which the report is written. Is his poor wife on the horns of a dilemma, I wonder?
@Richard Ahern: oh she was on some type of horn anyway, i’d say…
Maybe he wanted to forget about it!
Mind Blowing Sex , literally.
Doesn’t remember if he came or went
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