There have been 49 new cases of Covid-19 reported in South Korea, which has raised concerns in the country as millions of children have started going to school. According to data released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, there are 11,590 cases of infection in the country and 273 people have died so far.

Some of the new cases are from the Seoul metropolitan area, there are already hundreds of people infected here who are associated with entertainment venues, prayer meetings and an e-commerce warehouse. The mayor and governor of Seoul has relocated thousands of nightclubs, hostess bars, churches, wedding houses to prevent virus infection.

However, despite increasing cases of infection, the government is moving towards opening schools in a phased manner. High schools have been opened here from May 20 and there are plans to open schools for children in middle school and third-fourth grades from Wednesday.

Let us tell you that there has been an increase in cases of Covid-19 infection in South Korea amid reports of reopening for tourists from the Mediterranean beaches and Las Vegas casinos under relief from lockdown, besides this physical distance restrictions are being re-enforced after seeing an increase in cases of infection.