South Korea’s government said the pandemic could last as long as two years and there is no going back to pre-coronavirus normalcy.
The “routine distancing” guidelines detail how citizens should behave in specific places and situations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when the social distancing campaign is lifted, and when the affected economic and social activities are resumed.
Common rules include: refraining from going outside when people have symptoms such as fever higher than 37.5 or when they are just back from a trip overseas, wearing a mask both inside and outside, washing hands for 30 seconds, ventilating a residence more than twice every day and keeping a two-meter distance from others.
The draft guidelines, which have no legally binding force, are available at the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s website . They will be finalized and distributed after collecting opinions from members of the public, the authorities said. The country’s total infections stand at 10,708, with 8,501 of them, or about 80 percent, having been released from quarantine after making a full recovery.There was no additional death reported in Friday’s 24-hour update, for the first time in 39 days. The death toll stands at 240, with the overall fatality rate at 2.24 percent. The fatality rate is much higher for those in their 70s, at 10.03 percent, and those in their 80s and above at 23.51 percent.
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