South Korea braces for economic pain as virus cases soar

Mon, Feb 24, 2020 - 10:40 AM

South Korea warned that its fragile economic recovery is under threat from the novel coronavirus that has spread dramatically across the country over the past week, and pledged action to minimise the fallout.

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[SEOUL] South Korea warned that its fragile economic recovery is under threat from the novel coronavirus that has spread dramatically across the country over the past week, and pledged action to minimise the fallout.

The epidemic poses a "large concern that it will limit the trend of...

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