South Korea 'all out' to contain virus outbreak, vows to stabilize market


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020

Employees from a disinfection service company sanitize the floor of Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 24, 2020. Yonhap via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Tuesday said it was going "all out" to contain the outbreak of the spreading coronavirus and vowed to stabilize financial markets should volatilities worsen as it confirmed the fourth case of the China-linked virus.

"The government will be all out to protect citizens and minimize its impact on the economy," Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said in a policy meeting in Seoul.

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