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COVID-19 Hits South Korea

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COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, is now spreading in South Korea.

There are more than 200 cases in the country. And two elderly passengers who were on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship docked in Japan under quarantine, have died.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with NPR's Anthony Kuhn (@akuhnNPRnews) in Seoul.

This segment aired on February 21, 2020.

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