강화된 거리두기의 고무적 결과... 그러나 여전히 안심은 금물<br /><br />Despite the sporadic cluster infections, South Korea has been seeing a downward trend in daily Covid-19 cases since the nation imposed tighter social distancing guidelines in the greater capital area.<br />Health officials say they will decide whether to extend the current stringent measures beyond Sunday this weekend.<br />Our Han Seong-woo has the details.<br />By tracing the movement of mobile phone signals, the South Korean government announced Thursday that, since social distancing Level Two kicked in, people have generally been staying at home more.<br />"After analyzing mobile phone data, we've found that human movement has decreased by roughly 20 percent compared to right after social distancing was upgraded to Level Two."<br />Health officials also say that the past week saw COVID-19's rate of infectivity drop to below one, meaning that on average one patient is responsible for less than one further transmission.<br />The southeastern port city of Busan, starting Thursday at 3 PM, decided to ease restrictions on six out of the twelve so-called "high-risk facilities".<br />Meaning PC and karaoke rooms are able to operate, albeit at a limited capacity.<br />But this comes amid concerns for the livelihoods of those who are self-employed... and is not necessarily a sign that the worst is over.<br />The government warns that COVID-19 is still very much at large, especially in the capital region.<br />"We are still on high alert as slight jumps in new cases have been observed over the past few days with some regions seeing a rise in unidentified transmission routes."<br />Authorities will decide this coming weekend on whether to maintain Level two-point-five social distancing measures in the greater Seoul area.<br />Han Seong-woo, Arirang News.<br />
