By March 18 , South Korea has more than 8,000 cases and more than 80 deaths , with over 200,000 people having been tested .
As of 18 March 2020 , South Korea has about 8,400 cases and 84 deaths , with over 200,000 people having been tested , Mass testing , alerts and big fines : the strategies used in Asia to slow coronavirus   a case fatality rate of 1.0 % , which is lower than the WHO 's global case fatality rate of 3.4 % .WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4 % globally , higher than previously thought   { { multiple image
2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea