FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), wait to ride a roller coaster at an amusement park in Seoul, South Korea April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo

SEOUL: South Korea will further relax social distancing rules starting on May 6, allowing a phased reopening of businesses, as the nation has largely managed to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Sunday (May 3).