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South Korea ups emergency response as viral cases surge

by Associated Press
| February 20, 2020 6:30 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported more virus cases Friday and declared a “special management zone” around a southeastern city where the surging outbreak, largely linked to a church in Daegu, threatens to overwhelm the region's health system.

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