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PM Johnson Spends Second Night in Intensive Care

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   WASHINGTON - A British official said Prime Minister Boris Johnson was
   in stable condition Wednesday after spending a second night in the
   intensive care unit at a London hospital for coronavirus disease
   treatment.

   Junior Health Minister Edward Argar said Johnson was "comfortable and
   in good spirits."

   The prime minister has been hospitalized since Sunday after his
   symptoms persisted during a period of self-isolation following his
   positive coronavirus test.

   Britain, which has been under lockdown orders for about two weeks, has
   about 56,000 confirmed coronavirus cases with 6,100 deaths.

   South Korea has not followed many other countries in instituting strict
   stay-at-homemeasures, buthas had success in greatly reducing its number
   of new virus transmissions with calls for social distancing and closing
   schools.

   The government announced 53 new casesWednesday, keepingintacta string
   of similar levels this week.

   There have been concerns about the possibility for greater infection
   numbers in the capital, Seoul, and on Wednesday the city's mayor
   announced the closure of bars and night clubs.

   South Korea's Prime Minister ChungSye-kyunalso announced the suspension
   of visa-free entries for people coming from countries that currently
   ban entry to South Korean nationals, as well as rules for denying entry
   to foreigners traveling for non-urgent reasons.

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