South Korea takes first cautious steps into a post-Covid world
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from on (#53925)
Some bars and restaurants are open - with distancing - and schools are starting back, but the country isn't taking freedom for granted
On a recent evening in Seoul, colleagues and students sat around plastic tables outside restaurants, their chatter interrupted only by the filling of tiny glasses with soju spirit.
They had something to celebrate. Last week, South Korea, once the hardest-hit country outside China, took a cautious first step into a post-coronavirus world, less than four months since it reported its first case.
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