The Latest: South Korea has 63 newly confirmed virus cases
(WorldNews Politics)

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 63 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as health authorities scramble to mobilize public health tools to the southwestern city of Gwangju, where more than 50 people were found sickened over the past week. The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday brought the national caseload to 12,967 infections, including 282 deaths. Thirty-one of the new cases were reported from the Seoul metropolitan area, which has been at the center of a virus resurgence since late May. Six of the new cases came from Gwangju, where officials have raised concern over possible shortages in hospital capacities, while 13 of them came...