South Korea Virus Cases Top 1,000, Heightening Spread Fear
- Pressure growing on govt to take stronger containment measures
- Two dozen countries have put restrictions on S Korea travelers
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Cases in South Korea of the new coronavirus exceeded 1,000 Wednesday, reinforcing concerns the deadly outbreak that began in central China is taking hold on a more global scale.
The country confirmed 169 more coronavirus infections, bringing its total number of cases to 1,146. A week ago, South Korea had only 51 cases of the virus, which has killed more than 2,700 people in China and other parts of the world.