SEOUL (AFP): North Korea will ban foreign tourists to protect itself against a new Sars-like virus that has claimed at least nine lives in China and sickened hundreds, a major tour operator said.
Several nations including the US have stepped up checks on airport passengers to detect the coronavirus, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, but a ban on tourists would be a first.
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