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North Korea launches 2 unidentified projectiles: South
Mar 29, 2020 03:55North Korea has fired two “short-range projectiles” into the ocean off its east coast, South Korea says, calling the launches “very inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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China reports zero local coronavirus transmissions, but new imported ones +World updates
Mar 26, 2020 04:11China has managed to prevent local transmissions of the new coronavirus for a second consecutive day, while reporting an increase in cases of infection coming in from abroad.
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New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives
Mar 25, 2020 07:44Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.
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N Korea fires two projectiles into Sea of Japan: South Korea’s military
Mar 21, 2020 06:15North Korea has fired two projectiles appearing to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, South Korea's military says.
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Seoul introduces coronavirus screening booths to prevent direct contact with patients
Mar 20, 2020 12:47A hospital in Seoul introduced coronavirus 'booths' to test patients suspected of having the coronavirus without direct contact, effectively reducing the risks of human-to-human contamination, as footage filmed on Thursday shows.
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China reports zero local transmissions for 1st time, other countries struggling still
Mar 19, 2020 08:39China has for the first time reported no new locally transmitted cases of the new coronavirus at its epicenter since the country started recording infections in January.
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Some US embassies suspend routine visa services over coronavirus: US Embassy in Seoul
Mar 18, 2020 06:59A number of US embassies around the world will suspend routine visa services due to coronavirus precautions, the US Embassy in South Korea said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Japan travel limits on S. Korea visitors sparks new diplomatic row
Mar 06, 2020 11:25South Korea has filed a strongly worded objection against Japan’s move to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks, sparking a new diplomatic row between the two Asian rivals over coronavirus containment measures.
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South Korea reports over 500 new coronavirus cases
Mar 04, 2020 07:12South Korea has announced 516 new coronavirus cases, most of them in and around the city of Daegu, where a secretive religious sect has been at the center of the outbreak in the country.
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South Korean sect leader apologizes over coronavirus spread
Mar 02, 2020 12:14The leader of a South Korean sect linked to more than half of the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologized Monday for the spread of the disease.