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The number of people in Korea who have been admitted to hospital for Covid-19 has increased fivefold over the past four weeks, according to recent data released by the country's health authorities.

In a press conference at the Central Government Complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Thursday, Hong Jeong-ik, director of infectious disease policy at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), urged members of the public to take safety precautions in light of rising cases of not only new Covid-19 strains, but also of whooping cough, mycoplasma pneumonia and hand, foot and mouth disease.

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