South Korean soldiers in protective gear making their way to the suburban area as they disinfect buildings downtown, following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus outbreak in Daegu, South Korea, on Sunday (March 15). - Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday (March 15) reported 76 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases and three more deaths, a fall in new cases to double-digits for the first time in over three weeks, as President Moon Jae-in declared the hardest hit provinces as "special disaster zones".
It is the first time South Korea has declared a region a disaster zone from an infectious disease and under the status the government can subsidise up to 50 percent of restoration expenses and exempt residents from taxes and utility payments.
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