South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce ...
People wear masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease as they walk through a department store in Seoul, South Korea, Apr 30, 2020. SEOUL: South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce stricter social distancing guidelines, a prominent infectious disease specialist has warned.to protect against the coronavirus until daily new infections drop to single digits.
The research, funded by the South Korean government, estimated that in the best scenario, with the current R value decreasing by half, there would be 23 new cases daily by Jun 25 and 4 by Jul 9."P, which stands for 'probability of infection', is lowered by wearing masks and washing hands, but the C – number of contacts made, two key factors that determine the R – can only be reduced by intensive social distancing," Ki said.
Other experts question whether South Koreans have the patience to accept the return to tough social distancing.
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