For the first time since February, South Korea has not reported any new local coronavirus infections, health authorities announced on Thursday, according to dpa. Only four "imported" cases were reported at the airport on Wednesday, officials said, with the people affected having entered the country from abroad. "There have been no new infections in the communities," Kwon Jun Wook from the Centre for Disease Control said. President Moon Jae In expressed his joy about the development on Twitter: for the first time in 72 days "zero locally confirmed Covid-19 patients." This was due to the joint efforts of South Koreans, Moon wrote. The total number of diagnosed infections rose to 10,765, according to official data. The country has recorded 247 deaths. The first coronavirus case in South Korea was reported on January 20.
