South Korea has reported 40 new coronavirus cases for its biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days, causing alarm in a country where millions of children are returning to school.
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Coronavirus outbreak at South Korea e-commerce warehouse drives spike in new cases
South Korea reported the highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in 49 days on Wednesday, as one of the country’s largest e-commerce companies battled an outbreak linked to a now-shuttered …
South Korea reports new spike in virus cases
More than 2 million children returned to class in South Korea Wednesday (May 27) despite a spike in new coronavirus cases. Tuesday marked the highest daily number of new infections in well over a …
Coronavirus latest: South Korea fights new cluster in logistics centre
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A U.N. investigation into a recent exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas has determined that both countries violated the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, the American-led U.N. Command …
Coronavirus live news: South Korea sees biggest one-day jump in cases in weeks as global deaths top 350,000
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Asia virus latest: SKorean jailed for breaking quarantine, Indonesia deploys troops
A South Korean man was jailed for four months on Tuesday for breaking coronavirus quarantine rules, authorities said, in the country’s first such prison sentence. The man, 27, left home while under 14 …
Asia Today: South Korea cases rise, India crosses 150,000
South Korea reported 40 new cases of the coronavirus, its biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days, causing alarm in a country where millions of children were returning …
Asia virus latest: South Korean jailed for breaking quarantine; Indonesia deploys troops
A South Korean man was jailed for four months on Tuesday for breaking coronavirus quarantine rules, authorities said, in the country’s first such prison sentence. The man, 27, left home while under 14 …