ARIRANG NEWS [LIVE]: S. Korea reports 1,219 new cases on Monday, bringing country's total cases to

▪ S. Korea reports 1,219 new cases on Monday, bringing country's total cases to over 200,000 ▪ Tokyo grapples with COVID-19 amid Olympic Games ▪ Global COVID-19 tally expected to surpass 200 mil. this week, fueled by Delta variant spread ▪ Woo Sang-hyeok clears 2.35m to finish 4th in men's high jump final ▪ Yeo Seo-jeong wins gymnastics vaults bronze 25 years after father's silver ▪ S. Korean artistic gymnast, Shin Jae-hwan, makes vault final with best score of 14.866 ▪ Korea beats Dominican Republic in baseball with 9th inning rally ▪ Marcell Jacobs takes gold in 100m making him the first winner since Usain Bolt's retirement ▪ Zverev takes gold in men's tennis singles ▪ N. Korean leader's sister warns Seoul against military drills with Washington ▪ Japan to remove senior diplomat Hirohisa Soma from its embassy in Seoul, following inappropriate remarks ▪ Krafton's 2-day IPO subscription period for retail investors starts Monday ▪ One in five people over age of 65 live alone without spouse or children: Statistics Korea ▪ Economic Calendar This Week: Week beginning 2 August 2021 ▪ Six months since Myanmar's military coup ▪ Israel accuses Iran of carrying out deadly drone strike on oil tanker ▪ Younger generations investing in art ▪ Rain expected across Korea, heat relief in central regions 2021-08-02, 10:00 (KST)