South Korea has for the second day in a row reported less than 50 new infections of the novel coronavirus.
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There were 47 new cases detected, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Seoul on Tuesday.
The number was unchanged from the previous day, which marked the lowest number of daily new infections reported since the end of February, when the virus outbreak had peaked with more than 900 new cases within 24 hours.
Many countries are now looking to South Korea as a model for containing the virus, which it has done through rigorous testing.
The total number of infections in the country rose to 10,331, while 192 deaths have so far been linked to Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Nearly 7,000 people previously infected have reportedly recovered.
Authorities called on people to continue to follow social distancing advice despite the downward trend in case numbers.
They have been concerned about clusters of infections in hospitals or church congregations and an increase in "imported cases" from overseas.
Australian Associated Press
