it's springtime and solo the Korean
capital
the temperatures are mild humidity is
low and bugs are at a minimum it is the
most spectacular time of the year to be
outside and people here are making the
most of it despite the global health
emergency
that is the corona virus or Kovan 19
weeks have passed since the pandemic hit
South Korea hard and brought daily life
to a screeching halt and it is slowly
returning to normal see as coronavirus
cases are flattening out across the
country the government's mass screening
and testing campaign coupled with
intensive efforts to quickly isolate
confirmed cases increase their contents
has led to daily new cases dropping to
below 100 from nearly a thousand in late
February and early March Korea has also
seen more than half of its infected
population recovered from the
respiratory disease unfortunately the
death toll has this stands in stark
contrast to Italy the US and other parts
of the world where the corona virus
continues to rage which has led to
draconian lockdowns roadblocks and
restrictions on movement and assembly
all of this is part of a strategy of
what is called social distancing the
practice of reducing physical contact
with anyone outside of close family as a
result a huge chunk of the world's
population is now living under lockdown
meanwhile in Seoul things could not look
more different young people are enjoying
food in outdoor seating areas bikers are
catching their breath with refreshing
beverages at convenience stores couples
and families are basking in the Sun at
parks along the Han River that runs
through the city traffic on expressways
and urban streets has seen an uptick
with an increasing number of people
going on a trip according to the korea
expressway corporation there were three
point six eight million vehicles on the
road over the fourth weekend of march up
748 thousand units from the tally of
fourth weekend of february the
corporation expected that it would take
more time before it recovers the level
of traffic during the same period last
year which was tallied at four point
three seven million
many Koreans have been cooped up in
their homes for weeks or maybe longer as
the government was encouraging social
distancing and isolation to the public
mass gatherings have been postponed or
canceled and religious and sports
facilities have been strongly
recommended to stay closed so taking a
walk or bike ride can be a perfect
antidote to Kevin fever
Korea has done a great job it's like a
beacon for the world right now in terms
of the way that it responded and I feel
very safe this is at this point for me
it's the best place to be is in Korea
Vanya booked up waited for promotions on
Monday or a manager on coop coop Adam
set of hours Oh boom oh great because
yeah after a long winter so those are
the first weeks we have sunny and yeah
but still authorities remain wary of a
risk of resurgence particularly as
outbreaks continue to grow beyond the
country's borders our secret among key
technical experts say until the
coronavirus crisis comes to an end it is
important to continue to wear face masks
and wash hands countrymen hombre - yah -
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