Korea's COVID-19 cases exceed 70,000

A medical worker wearing protective gear prepares to take a sample at coronavirus testing site in Seoul, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. AP South Korea reached another bleak milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as its total COVID-19 caseload broke the 70,000 mark Wednesday, but health authorities said the winter wave showed signs of slowing down. The virus, which was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, has killed more than 1,100 people in South Korea. New cases stood at 562 earlier in the day to...