Defeated Corona in Asia? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! The third wave is raging in one country - "facing the greatest crisis"

South Korea has long been considered a prime example of the coronavirus pandemic.

But now the Asian country is struggling with the third wave of Covid-19.

Seoul is classified as a "corona crisis area".

• Coronavirus pandemic

  :

  During the

  Corona crisis,

  South Korea

  was considered

  a prime example of containing the

  insidious lung disease Covid-19

  .

• But in

  December 2020

  , the Asian country has

  to struggle

  with the

  third corona wave

  .

• The capital

  Seoul

  is declared a

  "Corona crisis area"

  .

  30,000 karaoke bars could close due to the spread of the virus.

Munich / Seoul - “We have to stop before

stops everything.” Posters with this martial inscription stick to the bus stations in

.

However, these are not arbitrary polemics, but official warnings from the public authorities about the insidious

.

Corona pandemic in Asia: South Korea has to face the third wave of Covid-19

In

rages in

already the

, which

rise dramatically.

And that although the Asian country (more than 50 million inhabitants)

already seemed to have

the

under control in the spring and summer through rigid contact tracking.

Even more: South Korea was seen as a prime example of containment.

Coronavirus pandemic: Find the 7-day incidence of your county in the graph

South Korea's

Minister of Health, Park Neung Hoo, has

 now

called the greater

area 

a

"We are facing the biggest crisis in our fight against

" said Prime Minister Chung Sye Kyun, according to the

news

on Sunday (December 6th).

Corona pandemic in Asia: South Korea is not far from the People's Republic of China

According to official information,

were found on the same day

- and thus more than in nine months.

• Corona contact restrictions in South Korea

  : gatherings with more than 50 participants are prohibited.

• The more than

  30,000 karaoke bars in South Korea

  could be temporarily closed.

• From 9 p.m. onwards,

  restaurants

  are only allowed to deliver food or offer it to be picked up.

• Sports events such as soccer games

  should initially take place without spectators.

Striking: The East China Sea

only

separates

about 200 kilometers from the

, which claims

to have completely defeated

the

.

In the current situation, South Korea is also imposing strict contact restrictions, probably until the end of December.

The example from East Asia does not confirm this impression.

(pm)