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S. Korea at 'War' With Coronavirus as Governments Try to Stop Spread

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   WASHINGTON - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading
   economies are holding talks Tuesday to discuss how to respond to a
   coronavirus outbreak that has brought cases to at least 70 countries.

   The G-7 talks come as South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought funding
   in his country to help with medical supplies and to aid small
   businesses that have been hit by a downturn as people stay home.

   South Korea has been one of the hardest-hit nations outside of China,
   reporting its latest figures Tuesday of nearly 5,000 total cases.

   "The entire country has entered a war against an infectious disease,"
   Moon said.

   In Iran, another center from which the virus has spread to other
   countries as people traveled, World Health Organization experts arrived
   to help local health workers deal with the outbreak. Britain, France
   and Germany also pledged to send supplies to Iran.

   China has seen its number of cases slow, reporting 125 new ones
   Tuesday, one of its lowest figures in the past two months.

   The slowdown in China has come as cases elsewhere surged.

   The United States reported four more deaths from the coronavirus on
   Monday, raising its total to six with about 100 overall cases.

   Worldwide, the virus has infected 90,000 people and killed 3,100.

   Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization's
   director-general, said the focus of all countries should be on efforts
   to contain the virus.

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