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SEOUL, May 13 — South Korea health authorities said today they had no immediate plans to reinstate strict social distancing rules despite a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the capital of Seoul. Officials have scrambled to trace and test thousands of people over the past week after a cluster of new...

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 02:04 PM MYT

Officials have scrambled to trace and test thousands of people over the past week after a cluster of new infections linked to nightclubs and bars in Seoul's Itaewon district raised fears of a second wave outbreak. “For now, we will still monitor how the current transmissions go and review whether we should reconsider our distancing policy,” Kim told a media briefing.

Seoul city officials did introduce a new policy requiring people to wear protective face masks during peak hours on the subway from today.

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