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The Latest: S. Korea announces new measures as cases spike

PARIS — Pressure is growing on the French government to require masks in all workplaces and everywhere in public as coronavirus infections resurge. Paris police stepped up mask patrols Saturday as the French capital expanded the zones where face coverings are now required in public, including neighborhoods around the Louvre Museum and Champs-Elysees shopping district.… Read More »

Coronavirus live updates: South Korea reports another 161 cases, bringing total to 763

A nurse working in the isolation ward communicates with a co-worker on the talkie-walkie in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Feature China | Barcroft Media via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in… Read More »

South Korea confirms second case of deadly African swine fever, pledges vigilance

A vehicle disinfects a pig farm as a quarantine official wearing protective gear looks on in Paju, South Korea, September 17, 2019. Yonhap via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has confirmed a second case of African swine fever at a pig farm near the border with North Korea, a day after reporting its first-ever… Read More »