South Korea is battling a new outbreak of coronavirus infections, putting it's no lock down strategy to the test.

The search has rattled the country that for much of 2020 was held up a Za Kovar 19 success story on Tuesday.

It moved to shut down all ski resorts on winter tourist spots from this Thursday until early January.

There's also a ban on gatherings of more than four people in Seoul and its surrounding areas.

The funerals and weddings are exempt.

Disinfection officer Yoon Tae ho said people should heed the rules across the whole country.

Way also strongly recommend that people should refrain from having a social gathering of five or more people nationwide considering infection cases among family members and friends.

Restaurants need to ban a reservation and an entry for five or more people.

If they breach these measures, they will be fined.

The national government has so far resisted calls to impose Phase three in the country's antique over 19 plans.

That would mean the toughest category of social distancing rules, essentially looking down Asia's fourth largest economy, South Korea announced its highest number of daily deaths on Monday, with 24 fatalities on there were a record number off new cases on Sunday.

This furred wave of the virus has been particularly half of contact traces to get on top off as it emerged in the densely populated capital region.