정총리 "강도높은 사회적 거리두기 지속…긴장 풀 상황 아냐"<br /><br />South Korea's nationwide social distancing measures have been extended for two more weeks to April 19th... originally scheduled to end this Sunday.<br />"This is not a time to relax. If we let our guard down, our efforts could come to nothing. It's a situation where strong social distancing has to continue."<br />At a briefing on Saturday South Korean health authorities said that, with the number of imported cases continuing to rise, an extension is necessary.<br />Churches and facilites where the risk of mass infections is high will be restricted for two more weeks.<br />Those who violate self-quarantine guidelines could be fined up to 25-hundred U.S. dollars, foreigners could be deported.<br />