Published 19:46 IST, May 3rd 2020

South Korea to ease social distancing measures as COVID-19 cases drop

With over 10,793 cases, South Korea declared that it brought pandemic situation under control via elaborate "trace, test and treat” program.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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South Korea said that it will furr ease social distancing rms effective May 6 that would allow businesses to resume in phased reopening, as country mand to plank curve and slowed rate of infection, Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun told daily press briefing. In a major, PM Sye-Kyun said that he might permit public garing and events if y hered to disinfection guidelines, he told a televised meeting of government officials. 

With over 10,793 confirmed cases of coronavirus, country declared that it brought pandemic situation in its territory under control via elaborate "trace, test and treat” implementation program, as per media reports. With a death toll as low as 250, South Korea anunced that it would bring rmal quarantine protocols that just to everyday lives as of May 6. With only 13 new cases recorded  Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) told press briefing that at least 10 out of total cases were imported.  

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PCR testing fault showed relapse

Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun said in a meeting that revised relaxation guidelines were aimed to rise from social and ecomic burdens as a result of virus outbreak, state media reported. Maintaining at least two meters of distance was essential as country prepared to restore rmalcy in everyday lives. Some sports, such as baseball and soccer, which would have season scheduled and were postponed due to COVID-19 would resume behind closed doors without an audience, he ded. 

According to reports,  Buddha's birthday on May 5 might witness relaxation for general public as country will resume "everyday life quarantine", implying  rmal routine of schools and everyday business operations, as per local media reports. Furr, a clinical expert panel concluded that COVID-19 patients in country that reported y h a relapse of virus were t "reactivated" or reinfected, but were false positives. committee’s he was reported as saying that due to  technical limits of PCR testing false positives h been detected.  

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19:46 IST, May 3rd 2020