Asia update: S. Korea extends social distancing, China in mourning

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South Korea has expanded a social distancing campaign by another two weeks to April 19 to stop the spread of the coronavirus as China came to a standstill to mourn the patients and medical staff who died because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

People keeping up the social distancing rule between groups enjoying a day out and picnic at the Han River Park in Seoul . South Korea has expanded a social distancing campaign by another two weeks to April 19 to stop the spread of the coronavirus. - ReutersChina mourns virus victims

At 10am on Saturday , Citizens paused as cars, trains and ships sounded their horns, and air-raid sirens rang out in memory of the more than 3,000 lives lost to the virus in mainland China. More than 10,000 cases have been reported in South Korea. At one point, it had the second-worst outbreak of COVID-19 after mainland China but it has brought it largely under control.

"We have no choice but to continue an intense social distancing campaign for some time," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said.Sri Lanka's central bank has cut key interest rates for a third time this year after banning non-essential imports and appealing for a moratorium on its foreign debt repayments.

 

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