'The country had acted swiftly to bring its initial outbreak under control, and was widely regarded as a success story because of its aggressive containment strategy.
But on Saturday, just days after restrictions were relaxed, the mayor of Seoul ordered all bars and clubs in the city to be shut, citing fears of an “explosion of infections”.
The new spike in cases are linked to a 29-year-old man who went on a night out in Seoul's popular Itaewon district last weekend.
Now health authorities are scrambling to trace and test an estimated 1,510 people who visited the same venues as the man.'
- BBC,
South Korea fears second wave after spike in new cases, May 10, 2020
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