Covid-19: South Korea, Italy and Iran take drastic steps

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South Korea is raising its alert level on the new coronavirus to the 'highest', President Moon Jae-in said Sunday (Feb 23), in the face of a sudden spike in the number of infections. In other developments, Italy and Iran took drastic containment steps as worldwide fears over the epidemic spiralled.

SEOUL/SHANGHAI: South Korea is raising its alert level on the new coronavirus to the"highest", President Moon Jae-in said Sunday , in the face of a sudden spike in the number of infections.

Already one of the worst-hit nations outside China, South Korea reported 123 new cases Sunday, taking its total to 556. More than 50,000 people in about a dozen northern Italian towns near the business hub of Milan were urged by authorities to stay home, while shops and schools were shuttered. Chinese deaths and infections remain concentrated in the hard-hit city of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have emanated from a live animal market in December.

Many passengers were allowed to disembark without being properly tested or despite having close contact with infected people.Italian officials said all patients in Lombardy were linked to a 38-year-old man whom Italian media say dined in January with a friend who came from China, but who has since tested negative.

Iraq on Thursday clamped down on travel to and from Iran, and flag carrier Kuwait Airways has suspended flights to the country.

 

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