<span style="color: #222222;">South Korea has reported 18 new cases of the coronavirus, its lowest daily jump since 20th Feb., continuing a downward trend as officials discuss more sustainable forms of social distancing that allows for some communal and economic activity.<br />''<br />''Figures released by South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday brought national totals to 10,653 cases and 232 virus-related deaths. The caseload continued to wane in the hardest-hit city of Daegu, where officials say the number of active cases dropped below 1,000 for the first time since a surge of infections in late February.<br />''<br />''At least 993 of overall infections have been linked to arrivals from overseas. Most of these cases were detected in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area over the past month as thousands of students and other South Korean nationals returned home amid worsening outbreaks and suspended school years in Europe and the United States.</span><br />