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    South Korea Eases Coronavirus Restrictions, Touts 'Exceptional' Success

    Churches resume in-person services and stadiums welcome sports fans, as the country once again manages to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
    by Se Eun Gong Oct 19, 2020 2 minutes
    People wearing face masks walk on a street in the Hongdae district of Seoul on Sunday.

    In South Korea, churches resumed in-person services and stadiums welcomed sports fans over the weekend, as the country once again manages to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

    The government eased social-distancing restrictions after the country apparently dodged a surge in cases that was in early October.

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