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Asia Today: South Korea to curb social gatherings nationwide

| December 23, 2020 12:06 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting from Christmas Eve as it contends with surging coronavirus infections.

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