S. Korea on alert over holidays despite slight drop in COVID19 cases
SEOUL - South Korea appealed on Tuesday for strict social-distancing despite a slight fall in the number of its new coronavirus cases, with millions of people set to travel for a major holiday.
The numbers came a day after the daily tally fell to its lowest since new clusters of the novel coronavirus emerged from a church and a big political rally last month, which have resulted in more than 1,800 infections. "We request you to be aware that the Chuseok holidays must not ignite another nationwide spread of COVID-19 and to act accordingly," Vice Health Minister Kang Do-tae told a meeting.
The government eased some social distancing rules after the rate of infections slowed this month but imposed special measures for the holiday, including banning dining at motorway rest areas and nursing home visits and requiring temperature checks at all stations.
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