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SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The Seoul city government ordered Saturday (May 9) to close clubs and bars amid fears of a possible second wave of coronavirus infections after confirmed cases spiked after a hiatus. , with an increase linked to nightclubs in the capital.
The total number of cases linked to nightclubs at Itaewon in Seoul, visited by a 29-year-old patient earlier this month, increased to 40 from noon on Saturday in Seoul, the city’s mayor, Park Won-soon said , in a briefing. Park ordered the closure of all discos, nightclubs, hostess bars and other similar nightlife establishments in the capital.
The sudden surge in cases has sparked memories of an outbreak in a religious sect in late February, which sent daily infections across the nation to nearly 1,000.
South Korea, which had the second-highest number of cases globally after China in early March, has been able to control the spread of the virus without taking severe measures, such as imposing a blockade or banning foreign travel. Instead, the authorities have relied on a massive testing and tracking regime.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun pledged to mobilize all available resources to contain further spread of the virus. The country began facilitating its social distancing campaign and earlier this week announced that schools will reopen on May 13.
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