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Post-coronavirus crisis looming for the environment
Mar 09, 2020 12:06The rapid outbreak of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, among countries around the world is not only a huge challenge for the public health, but the environment will also bear its dire consequences.
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WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
Mar 08, 2020 06:11The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the respiratory illness mounted.
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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.
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North Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles: South
Mar 02, 2020 12:04The South Korean military says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles eastward into the sea.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Global death toll passes 3,000 mark
Mar 02, 2020 11:58China says it has recorded 42 new deaths from the new coronavirus afflicting the country and the world, bringing the total global death toll to over 3,000.
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South Korea reports 13th death, 344 new coronavirus cases
Feb 27, 2020 05:24South Korea, the country with the highest number of coronavirus infections after China, has reported its 13th fatality from the pathogen, also announcing 334 new infection cases, the largest daily increase in the country.
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US, South Korea postpone wargames over coronavirus
Feb 27, 2020 05:09The United States has postponed its wargames with South Korea on Thursday as concerns continue to grow over the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus outbreak continues in China, fears rise of pandemic
Feb 26, 2020 06:07China has reported new deaths and cases of coronavirus infections, amid fears that the viral outbreak is looking increasingly like a global pandemic.