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SEOUL - South Korea declared a “special care zone” on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country, which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China.
The South Korean government declared a “special care zone” around Gyeongsan, a city of about 275,000 people 250 kms southeast of Seoul, promising extra resources such as face masks and warning people from traveling there. “Everyday is sad and tough like a war. But our Daegu citizens are showing surprise wisdom and courage,” Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin told reporters on Thursday.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported three more deaths from the virus, bringing the total in the country to 35.U.S. Forces Korea reported two new cases, for a total of six cases in soldiers, employees or people related to the roughly 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea. Australia’s move to ban the arrival of foreigners from South Korea is a blow to Seoul’s efforts to prevent the United States from imposing such restrictions.
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