South Korea saw an implosion of cases in late February when the flu-like disease spread rapidly among members of a religious group. By mid-April, daily reported cases of infection fell well below 100.
that premature lifting of those restrictions, without proper containment measures in place, could lead to a second wave of virus outbreak.
A couple wearing face masks amid concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walks through a market in Seoul on April 22, 2020.Earlier Thursday, the Bank of Korea reported preliminary first-quarter gross domestic product numbers., which came in better than expected but marked the "sharpest pace of contraction since the global financial crisis," analysts at ANZ Research wrote in a note.
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