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South Korea has 18 new virus cases fuelled by clubs

S Korea coronavirus cases approach 5,000

1:55 pm March 3, 2020

Seoul: South Korea’s coronavirus case total — the largest in the world outside China — approached 5,000 Tuesday as authorities reported 477 new cases. Two more people had died, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, taking the toll to 28. South Korea has seen a rapid rise in infections in recent days […]

NASA images show fall in China pollution over virus shutdown

9:33 pm March 2, 2020

Washington: NASA satellite images show a dramatic fall in pollution over China that is “partly related” to the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the space agency said. The reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution was first noticed near Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, but eventually spread across China, according to NASA scientists […]

South Korea reports 376 more coronavirus cases, total 3,526

2:20 pm March 1, 2020

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday the government was waging “all-out responses” to contain the novel coronavirus as the country reported 376 new cases, taking the total to 3,526. South Korea has the largest national total in the world outside China, after it saw a rapid surge in the number of coronavirus […]

US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises over virus

2:24 pm February 27, 2020

Seoul: The US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak as the Asian country reported 334 new cases, taking its total to 1,595. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, adding […]

‘Fear and panic’ as virus threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan

10:19 pm February 26, 2020

Islamabad: With porous borders, creaking hospitals and large illiterate populations, Afghanistan and Pakistan face a potentially devastating health crisis after the new coronavirus erupted in neighbouring Iran. Islamabad has closed official border crossings while Kabul has suspended all travel to the Islamic republic, which has reported 15 deaths out of nearly 100 infections — making […]