Expansive testing, contact tracing and quarantining have proved successful in reducing the spread of Covid-19 in South Korea

By late February, the number of reported cases was in the thousands, reaching a peak of 909 daily infections on 29 February

1,000

daily cases

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600

400

Cases now

reported in

single digits

20 January

First case

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0

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

1,000 new cases per day

By late February, the number of reported cases was in the thousands, reaching a peak of 909 daily infections on 29 February

800

600

400

South Korea’s first case was reported on 20 January

Cases are now reported in single digits

200

0

January

February

March

April