South Korea designates entire China as `coronavirus watch zone`
(WorldNews South Korea)

South Korea`s public health authorities announced Saturday that they have designated all of China as a `coronavirus watch` zone as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus here. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) pledged to safeguard public health as South Koreans celebrate the four-day Lunar New Year holiday. KCDC initially only designated Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, as a place of special interest with extra scrutiny in terms of quarantine procedures for people who arrive from the city. Details on what measures will be taken will be announced later Saturday, the agency said. The move to expand the...