Yonhap notes that South Korea reports...>

SOUTH KOREA: Yonhap notes that South Korea reports 27 more cases of new

coronavirus (prev. 35), total now at 10,936. Reports 2 additional virus deaths

(prev. 0), raising the death toll to 258. 38 more people were released after

full recovery from coronavirus, bringing the total to 9,670.

- N.B. After hours Monday per the FT: "South Korea has been forced to delay

reopening schools, which it had planned to do this week, as efforts to relax

social distancing restrictions are being hamstrung by a new virus outbreak in

Seoul. The move comes as officials try to track down around 5,000 people who

were potentially exposed to the virus last weekend at nightclubs and bars in

Itaewon, a bustling nightlife District. Park Baek-beom, the vice education

minister, said the decision was "inevitable" amid mounting concern over a new

wave of Covid-19 infections. A staged re-start of classes will now start from

May 20.""