Authorities in South Korea pleaded with residents on Friday to stay indoors and avoid large gatherings as new coronavirus cases hovered close to 100 per day.
A woman wearing a protective face mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease walks stairs in Seoul, South Korea March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
The government has sought to convince a restless public that several more weeks of social distancing and self-isolation may be needed to allow health authorities to tamp down the smaller but still steady stream of new cases. The U.S. military command this week also moved to try to restrict the movements of roughly 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea.
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