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South Korea's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has registered only four imported cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, but none of local transmission for the first time since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Asian country more than two months ago.
South Korea, which became one of the countries most affected by the pandemic, has dramatically reduced its numbers of infections and deaths. The latest balance includes 10,765 positive cases and 247 fatalities , after one was registered on Wednesday.
The last four imported cases are also the smallest daily increase in more than two months , after the highest spike in contagions on February 29, 909.
In relation to patients who have been discharged, the KCDC has confirmed that 9,059 people have so far recovered from the disease. These figures indicate that 85 percent of those who became infected have managed to overcome the new coronavirus.
The total imported cases is 1,065, while 619,881 people have been tested for the new coronavirus in a country of approximately 50 million inhabitants.
The South Korean government, which fears a new wave of infections by the end of the year, does not rule out easing social distancing measures in the coming days if the current situation continues as before.
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