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Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders.
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders.
South Korea, US postpone annual military drills due to virus
The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed their annual joint drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.
As concern grows, China, South Korea report more virus cases
China and South Korea on Tuesday reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in North Asia but is causing global worry as clusters grow in the Middle East and Europe.
South Korea put on high alert, Italy battles virus outbreak
South Korea's president said Sunday that he was putting his country on its highest alert for infectious diseases, ordering officials to take "unprecedented, powerful" steps to fight a soaring viral outbreak, while a continent away in Italy, authorities battled to contain Europe's first major outbreak of the virus.
South Korea ups emergency response as viral cases surge
South Korea on Friday declared a "special management zone" around a southeastern city where a surging viral outbreak, largely linked to a church in Daegu, threatens to overwhelm the region's health system.
S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home
South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections linked to a church congregation spiked.
2 killed, dozens injured in highway pileup in South Korea
Two people were killed and 38 were injured Monday in a highway pileup in snowy weather in southwestern South Korea, officials said.
South Korea to evacuate 700 citizens from Wuhan
The Chinese Embassy in Copenhagen is demanding that one of Denmark's largest newspaper apologize for a cartoon on the outbreak of a new deadly virus which it considers "an insult to China."
South Korea to decide fate of 1st transgender soldier
In the first such case in South Korea, military officials will determine next week whether to discharge a soldier who recently undertook gender reassignment surgery, officials said Friday.