SEOUL (AFP): South Korea reported its lowest number of new novel coronavirus cases for a week Wednesday (March 4), as the government proposed a near-US$10 billion additional budget to try to address the epidemic's impact.
Seoul announced 435 new cases Wednesday, far below Tuesday's rise of 851 -- when President Moon Jae-in declared "war" on the virus -- and its lowest increase since Feb 26.
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