403 New COVID-19 Cases... Social Distancing Adjustment to Be Announced Tomorrow

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shows signs of resurgence in South Korea, the number of new confirmed cases on the Lunar New Year day, the 12th, was in the low 400s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, 403 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed domestically, bringing the total to 82,837.

This is a decrease of 101 cases from the previous day (504 cases), dropping back to the 400s just one day after rising to the 500s.

However, the decrease in confirmed cases on this day appears to also reflect a reduction in testing during the holiday period.

Regarding the infection routes of the new confirmed cases on this day, 384 were locally transmitted, and 19 were imported from overseas.

The government will hold a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) on the 13th to decide whether to adjust the current social distancing levels (2.5 in the metropolitan area, 2 in non-metropolitan areas), and will announce the decision at 11 a.m. It will also decide and announce whether to extend or ease the nationwide ban on private gatherings of five or more people and restrictions on operating multi-use facilities (9 p.m. curfew in the metropolitan area, 10 p.m. curfew in non-metropolitan areas).

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