Seoul, May 7 (TIWN) South Korea on Wednesday introduced new relaxed social distancing measures by reopening schools and museums, as new coronavirus cases continued to fall in the country, which has gone three days without registering locally originated infections.

Authorities in South Korea, where forced confinement was not implemented and borders were not closed, ended a social distancing phase activated two and a half months ago to start another one dubbed "distancing in daily life."  In this new phase citizens are asked to adhere to four guidelines: stay home 3-4 days if one becomes ill, keep people "one arm's length away" wash their hands regularly and cough into the elbow, and ventilate and clean spaces regularly, Efe news reported.   Starting May 13, the school year will begin (in stages and until June 1), which was originally scheduled to start March 2 and has had to be taught online and on television since April 9.  The Ministry of Education has ensured that 99 percent of schools, where the use of masks will be compulsory, have already completed their contingency plans, including the supply of masks for students and teachers.