South Korea eases coronavirus curbs; to announce vaccine plan Reuters Seoul | Updated on × This follows a subdued Lunar New Year holiday; daily infections had rebounded to 400 ahead of the holiday, but have since fallen South Korea eased some of its strictest social distancing rules for businesses on Monday, but kept limits on private gatherings as authorities prepared to unveil plans for the roll out of the first coronavirus vaccines later this month. The decision comes after a subdued Lunar New Year holiday last week. Daily coronavirus infections rebounded to above 400 ahead of the break, but have dropped since then with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reporting 344 new infections as of midnight Sunday.