Coronavirus In South Korea

Coronavirus now affects 125 nations across the globe, and even the best prepared countries aren't ready enough

As active coronavirus cases around the world crossed over 50,000 and more than a 100,000 have been infected so far, the one lesson the world learnt the hard way was that even the countries deemed best prepared to handle a disease outbreak were still not ready enough to handle a pandemic

Iran, Italy and South Korea account for 80% coronavirus cases outside China; Saudi bans pilgrimage to Mecca; global fatality rate at 3.4%, says WHO

Saudi Arabia banned citizens from performing this year's Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca, Italy weighed closing schools nationwide and Iran cancelled Friday prayers for a second week as nations scrambled Wednesday to control the coronavirus outbreak

South Korea reports 15-fold increase in infections with 60 new coronavirus cases, becomes second-most affected country after China

China and South Korea on Tuesday reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in North Asia but is creating worrisome, increasing clusters in West Asia and Europe.

South Korea reports seven deaths due to coronavirus, confirms 161 more cases; Moon Jae-in calls for 'unprecedented' steps to contain outbreak

President Moon Jae-in said his government had increased its anti-virus alert level by one notch to "Red," the highest level, due to coronavirus. It allows for the temporary closure of schools and reduced operation of public transportation and flights to and from South Korea.