Getty ImagesThe number of new daily confirmed cases in South Korea peaked on February 29 and has decreased each day since.
South Korea efficiently implemented large-scale coronavirus testing, which helped health officials and citizens curb the illness' spread. Since its first case eight weeks ago, the country has confirmed more than 8,400 cases and 81 deaths. But a look at the number of new cases South Korea has reported each day suggests the country may have wrangled its outbreak into submission.
At the outbreak's peak on February 29, 909 new cases were reported. On most days since then, however, the number of newly reported cases has been lower than the one prior. On Monday, only 74 new coronavirus cases were reported in South Korea, and on Wednesday, the country saw 93 new cases. For the month following South Korea's first confirmed case, the number of cases reported there remained low.
South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear walk on a street in front of Daegu's city hall after the rapid rise in confirmed cases of the coronavirus on March 2, 2020.The country seems to have brought its outbreak under control without implementing draconian measures like locking down major cities or closing schools and restaurants. Rather, South Korea implemented rapid, large-scale coronavirus testing. As of Monday, the country had tested 274,504 people for the virus.
Additionally, South Korea also implemented a well-organized contact-tracing program: After tests reveal a positive case, officials use interviews, GPS phone tracking, credit card records, and video surveillance to trace that individual's travel history, according to
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