Asia Today: South Korea tightens distancing as cases mount

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is tightening social distancing restrictions in the greater capital area, requiring restaurants to provide only deliveries and takeouts after 9 p.m. and shutting down gyms and after-school academies. The health minister announced the steps Friday after 371 new infections of COVID-19 _ the 15th straight day of triple-digit jumps that brought national totals to 19,077 cases, including 316 deaths. He says more than 470,000 businesses in the Seoul area wil