CHENNAI: South Korea has chronicled its success in the anti-Covid-19 battle by showing how the death rate and the pace of new cases were brought down due to pro-activism.South Korea has now slipped to the fifth position in terms of total coronavirus cases, from the second position it was occupying on February 25, 2020.Korea’s fatality rate is 0.9% out of 8,320 cases, which is the lowest compared with Italy’s 6.8%, Iran 4.7%, China’s 3.9%, Spain’s 3% and Hong Kong’s 2.8%.As a result of the most active measures taken by government and people of Korea, the number of new cases is drastically falling down recently from the peak -- from 851 cases on March 3, to 84 as of March 17.Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai said faced with coronavirus outbreak, the country had put its best foot forward and contained the further spread of the virus. Korea conducted the most intensive and widest test so far. Everyday, more than 20,000 people are tested and only those with good health condition are allowed to travel abroad after numerous safety measures, including body temperature checks.Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai recently posted an inspirational article “Korea is recovering from Covid-19” narrating a touching story of Captain Kim, an Army Nurse Officer who volunteered to help the infected patients in Daegu.