Less than 8000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in South Korea by March 11 , 2020 , while less than 70 had died from the virus .
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