South Korea announced plans Saturday, April 11, to strap tracking wristbands on people who defy quarantine orders, while Christians across the globe were urged to stay home on Easter weekend as the coronavirus death toll passed 100,000.
SEOUL, South Korea --
In China, where the pandemic began in December, the government reported three deaths and 46 additional cases in the 24 hours through midnight Friday, April 10. The number of new daily cases has declined dramatically, allowing the ruling Communist Party to reopen factories and stores. Also Saturday, the Japanese government appealed to the public nationwide to avoid bars, clubs and restaurants. That broadened a measure announced earlier for seven urban areas including Tokyo.
On Good Friday, some churches worldwide held services online, while others arranged prayers at drive-in theaters. In Paris, services were broadcast from Notre Dame Cathedral, which is still closed to the public and shows the damage of a fire a year ago. Under the country’s recently strengthened laws on infectious diseases, people can face up to a year in prison or be fined as much as $8,200 for breaking quarantine orders. Lee said those who agree to wear the wristbands could be possibly considered for lighter punishment.
“I understand intellectually why it’s happening,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, where deaths rose by 777, to more than 7,800. “It doesn’t make it any easier to accept.”
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