Infections Climb in South Korea as Unknown Origin Cases Rise

  • Health officials alarmed at potential ‘silent spread’ of virus
  • Asian nation may impose stricter social distancing rules

A mural at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 12.

Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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South Korea reported 103 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, nearly twice as many as the day before, raising the specter of a new wave of infections that could undermine the Asian nation’s fine-tuned and much-touted handling of the pandemic.