cases spiralled in the city of daegu. but they got infection rates under control.even have time to give us a smile. so how was it done? given the highly contagious nature of this virus, we knew from very early on that testing and tracking was critical. they ramped up testing within days of the first case. anyone who thought they had the virus was swabbed. they also got a bit creative and made it even safer for staff. next, they tracked the spread of the infection. tv, phone phone and bank records pieced together the movements of covid—19 carriers to find others who could have been infected. if someone in this cafe was confirmed with coronavirus, everyone in the area would be sent a text telling them they were at risk and they needed to isolate themselves and get a test. public health was valued over privacy. translation: i think it is necessary to provide this information. i myself check on the website to find out about new cases and where they are. yes, it is a violation against privacy but it is necessary. this is a global fight. we are all in this together. scho

previous outbreaks that took place here in south korea early in the coronavirus history in the city of daegu it was just one person attending several church services that spread the virus to what became really thousands and then recently here in the south korean capital in the entertainment of e.t.a. one you had one person now that's infected more than 250 with this recent outbreak in which and that's just outside of the capital at a logistics center you have now you know i think it's more than 200 people that have been infected and so it's it's really kind of spreading and it gets more difficult the more people that are involved to perform the kind of contact tracing in testing that can help contain such a cluster outbreak ok so what is the government there doing to contain this latest outbreak well it's doing that contact tracing as i mentioned to try to identify the people that might have been in contact with workers that were affected at that house it's also doing a lot of testing of all of those people to make sure that they don't have the virus and then trying to find out who those peo

we visited the city of daegu in february. this is now the biggest outbreak outside of china. we're in the city center, or in one of the main urban areas. just listen to how quiet it is. after months of aggressive testing, the country was down to less than ten cases a day. but as nightclubs re-opened in seoul, the numbers spiked. >> there was too many crowd here. >> reporter: one 29-year-old man visiting five clubs, later testing positive. thousands are now being tracked and traced. phone records, credit card bills, even cctv being used to identify who was in the area. more than 100 now testing positive. despite korea's success in tackling the pandemic, the risks of reopening are proving very real. and david, we're also hearing that the spokesman for russian president putin, has also tested positive. he's done well, he's in hospital, but we understand it's over a month since he last saw putin himself. david? >> ian, thank you. >>> back at home, to the deadly shooting of ahmaud arbery, the african-american jogger killed by a white man and his son. here's steve osunsami. >> repo

south korea that'll the coronavirus early on in the asian epidemic in daegu.pocket up infections. new infections rising to 54 by midday yesterday. patient, aer unknown 29-year-old went clubbing. that is a nightclub district in seoul. it infected a number of people. as many as 6000-7000 people may have been exposed in those clubs between april 29 and may 6. mayor has ordered the closure of all night clubs and bars. this is a cautionary tale playing out in the dilemma. other nations are having to face how far you relax restrictions. you have to get the economy going. in particular when you talk about places like indonesia or -- where the verdict is out about what the right thing to do is. in places where the curve has not flattened out like indonesia, officials are already beginning to discuss reopening the economy. they are talking about five phases between now and early august. starting from the beginning of june with the aim to have the economy fully opened by late july or early august. the trajectory of new infections will be a key factor in deciding the act

cases spiralled in the city of daegu. but they got infection rates under control.ture of this virus, we knew from very early on that testing and tracking was critical. they ramped up testing within days of the first case. anyone who thought they had the virus was swabbed. they also got a bit creative and made it even safer for staff. next, they tracked the spread of the infection. tv, phone phone and bank records pieced together the movements of covid—19 carriers who could have been infected. if someone in this cafe was confirmed with coronavirus, everyone in the area would be sent a text telling them they were at risk and they needed to isolate themselves and get a test. public health was valued over privacy. translation: i think it is necessary to provide this information. i myself take on the website to find out about new cases and where they are. yes, it is a violation against privacy but it is necessary. this is a global fight. we are all in this together. schools are still closed but some company entrance exams went ahead. temperature checks are now part of d