South Korea confirms 15 new coronavirus cases, total count increases by nearly 50%

South Korea has confirmed 15 new cases of vel coronavirus outbreak on February 19 increasing its total tally by nearly 50 per cent which includes 11 people infected on sourn city of Daegu, as per reports. South Korea is witnessing ecomic slowdown amid virus outbreak in neighbouring China. Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reportedly said that 15 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed, increasing its total from 31 to 46. Of 46 infected, 13 were in Daegu and neighbouring rth Gyeongsang province and 11 of m is believed to be linked to a single patient i.e. a 61-year-old woman.

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Over 2,000 de in China

KCDC said that y attended same church as woman. woman developed a fever on February 10 and refused to get tested for coronavirus on grounds of t travelling abro. According to reports, she was t quarantined for a week and was later confirmed as country's 31st case on Tuesday. Amid rising concerns of coronavirus, South Korea and Israel have told ir citizens to avoid travelling to Singapore, international media reported. Asian country, at present, has highest number of confirmed cases after China. dely virus has reportedly killed nearly 2,010 and infected over 75,000 in mainland China. 

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Countries issue travel visories

ding to aforementioned two, or countries that have recommended precautions while visiting Singapore are Indonesia and Taiwan. Kuwait and Qatar have issued travel visories suggesting ir citizens avoid n-essential travel to Singapore in wake of dely epidemic. Meanwhile, according to a report published in an Israeli daily, Health Minster Yakkov Litzman h vised his countrymen against travelling to seven East Asian countries in dition to mainland China.

South Korea anunced on February 16 that it would evacuate Koreans that were quarantined on a Coronavirus stricken cruise ship in Japanese port of Yokohama, according to reports. This step was taken amid fears after 355 people were found to be infected with virus. Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo briefed that government has decided to bring Koreans home if y test negative from rmal screenings to be conducted by Japanese authorities.

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