SEOUL — South Korea has lifted restrictions imposed to curb an outbreak of bird flu which led to the culling of more than eight million birds, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
It said curbs on the movement of birds, people and vehicles were lifted in all districts hit by avian flu as of Sunday.
South Korea has culled more than eight million birds since April 1. This year's outbreak is the country's worst with damage estimated at 200 billion won (194 million dollars).
No confirmed case has been reported since May 12, the ministry said.
"If no new cases are reported, we will declare the country free of the disease in August," a ministry spokesman told Agence France-Presse.
Source: Agence France-Presse
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