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![Customers crowd a shopping mall in Seoul on Sunday. As daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 increase, crowded shopping malls are raising concerns and could lead to tightened social distancing restrictions. A recent study by Statistics Korea showed the service industry suffered deeply from the virus’s resurgence in August. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10937281.jpg?imageId=10937281&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Customers crowd into a shopping mall in Seoul on Sunday to avoid the rising humidity and heat. People increasingly escaping into shopping malls is raising concerns as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to grow by double digits. Lotte World in southern Seoul was forced to close after a visit from a high school senior who thought she was infected. She ultimately tested negative. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11482632.jpg?imageId=11482632&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)