South Korea's return to normal interrupted by uptick in coronavirus cases

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35. Public health investigators determined there were 6 other "spreaders" besides case 31

...in the Sincheonji cluster in Daegu. These were determined to be either before or contemporaneous with case 31.

Also South Korea continues to drop in the standings of confirmed infections, now at number 17 according to the Johns Hopkins' numbers.

The general issue presented for discussion in the article is a legitimate one. But note that most of rises in case numbers from the very beginning were due to religious activities in close quarters associated with the Sincheonchi cult. The unrelated church in Seoul offers a similar example of assembling believers in close indoor quarters and then suffering a breakout as a result.

Another problematic cluster was associated with a call center in which employees were jammed together.

The question of whether and when to resume classes no doubt is a big issue. Private tutoring facilities could present similar issues.

Typically, the public health authorities are addressing these issues about social distancing on a institutional basis, judging each social activity on its own dynamics and how to modify or adjust processes or behaviors as necessary.

New numbers are in a substantial way related to overseas travelers coming home. Here locally, I know a lot of Korean college students just left the US to return to South Korea because the university dormitories here are shut down until further notice. People coming from the US to the South Korea are considered one of the greater risks to controlling the pandemic.