South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions today to try to contain a growing outbreak, as many countries around the world battled worrying surges in infections.
The pandemic has killed more than 800,000 people globally, and continues to unleash destruction with areas such as western Europe detecting spikes in infections not seen for many months.
Infections have soared past 23 million worldwide, and some countries are still facing their first waves - such as India, which crossed three million cases today.
South Korea, which had largely brought its outbreak under control, tightened curbs to try to contain a new, growing cluster of cases. "The situation is very grave and serious as we are on the brink of a nationwide pandemic," warned Jung