COVID-19: South Korean schools to reopen
May 19, 2020, 12:27 IST
Seoul, May 19 (AP) South Korea has reported 13 fresh cases, a possible sign that a recent outbreak in the capital area is stabilizing, as officials prepare to reopen schools.
Nine of the new cases were from Seoul and nearby regions, where dozens of infections have been linked to clubgoers who went out in early May as the country began relaxing social distancing measures.
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Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip urged vigilance to maintain hard-won gains against the virus and called for education officials to double check preventive measures with high-school seniors returning to school on Wednesday. (AP) CPS(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)