Focus Taiwan
Date:02/20/2020
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Evelyn Kao
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The travel advisory was issued in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus after South Korea confirmed it first death from the disease and a sharp increase in new cases, said Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
South Korea on Thursday reported its first coronavirus death and 53 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, bringing its total to 104. [FULL STORY]