South Korea is in the midst of the second wave of coronavirus infections, health officials claimed on Monday.

Iran Press/Asia: Until now the country had been hailed a success story for its handling of the worldwide virus pandemic. However, the Korea Centers for Disease Control (KCDC) said on Monday that a rise in new cases signaled a second wave in the capital of Seoul.

Health minister Park Neung-hoo said 90 imported cases had been identified over the past week, a sharp rise from the previous week's 48. 

He said: “The government faces a grave situation as health officials need not only to contain locally transmitted infections but also manage imported cases.”

Countries including Saudi Arabia, Israel have reported indications of a second wave in numbers of coronavirus cases, but South Korea is the first to have officially acknowledged it.

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