South Korea Raises Infectious Disease Alert to Highest Level
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 22: People wear masks to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) walks along the street on February 22, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea reported 229 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 433, with the potentially fatal illness spreading fast across the country. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Jihye Lee, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the government will raise the infectious disease alert to the highest level “red,” according to comments he made at a special meeting with health officials on the novel coronavirus.
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