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![People in the southeastern city Daegu wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 on Thursday after 74 new cases were found — the highest since March 2020. As infections continue to grow, the municipal government announced Thursday it will raise the social distancing level to Level 2, the third highest in the country's five-tier Covid-19 alert system, which will take effect at midnight Friday and last until June 20. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11766378.jpg?imageId=11766378&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A person searches for clinics with left-over Covid-19 shots on his mobile app through a reservation system launched on Thursday, in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11319406.jpg?imageId=11319406&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)