South Korea's boy band BTS will postpone its North America tour that was scheduled to kick off in April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, its management said on Friday (March 27).

South Korea boy band BTS postpones U.S., Canada tour over coronavirus

South Korea has become home to the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak outside China. As a result, the government in Seoul has developed an app that can monitor citizens on lockdown. The app is developed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. It will also use GPS to keep track of their location to make sure they are not breaking their quarantine.

COVID-19: South Korea develops self-quarantine app to monitor location for travellers

South Korea has recorded 76 new coronavirus new cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total to little over 9,000. Watch report:

WION Ground Report: South Korea records 76 new coronavirus cases

South Korea is planning to send two chartered flights to Italy to evacuate some 570 citizens from the country with the most deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, reports said.

South Korea planning to evacuate citizens from Italy

South Korea has said that through its democratic efforts, the country has been able to reduce the number of people impacted due to Coronavirus and welcomed Indian measures to deal with the crisis. Speaking exclusively to WION's diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, South Korean envoy Amb Shim Bongkil lauded India for giving a "very good example by holding SAARC" for a coordinate approach on dealing with the Pandemic.

South Korean envoy Amb Shim Bongkil: India has set good example by holding SAARC meet on COVID-19

South Korea has emerged as a sign of hope and a model to emulate. South Korea has slowed the spread of the lethal coronavirus after an explosion in cases a few days ago. 93 new cases have been reported in South Korea today which is quite less than the number of new cases the country was witnessing.

Coronavirus Pandemic: South Korea drives down cases without locking down cities

Europe is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Case counts and deaths are soaring in Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, and many countries have imposed lockdowns and closed borders. However, the cases in South Korea have dropped at a faster rate.

Your Story: Sharp drop in COVID-19 cases in South Korea, 93 new cases

A church in South Korea has been making the headlines recently. 46 people going to the same church recently contracted coronavirus, including the pastor and his wife.

Attempting to disinfect, South Korean church officials mistakenly infect people with COVID-19

South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths, a fall in new cases to double-digits for the first time in over three weeks, as President Moon Jae-in declared the hardest-hit provinces "special disaster zones".

South Korea designates hard-hit regions as disaster zones

South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia's biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing.

South Korea reports 107 new coronavirus cases, total 8,086: Report

South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Friday for the first time since its outbreak emerged in January, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia's biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing.

South Korea reports more recoveries than coronavirus cases for the first time

South Korea, one of the worst-affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic outside China, on Tuesday reported fewer than 150 new cases for the first time in two weeks.

South Korea reports fewer than 150 new coronavirus cases

South Korean officials warned against prematurely calling the peak of the coronavirus outbreak while expressing hope on Monday that the country was nearing a "turning point" in the crisis, as the pace of new infections trended lower.

South Korean PM says 'turning point' near in coronavirus fight

South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyo's own travel restrictions on Koreans, as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbours dating back to before World War Two.

South Korea suspends visas for Japanese amid tit-for-tat coronavirus curbs

Japan will quarantine people coming from China and South Korea for two weeks on arrival to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the country's prime minister said Thursday.

Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea over virus

The trade impact of the coronavirus epidemic for India is estimated to be about 348 million dollars and the country figures among the top 15 economies most affected as slowdown of manufacturing in China disrupts world trade, according to a UN report.

Trade impact of Coronavirus epidemic for India estimated at 348 million dollars: UN report

South Korea's total number of novel coronavirus cases -- the largest outside China, where the disease first emerged approached 6,000 on Thursday as authorities announced a ban on face mask exports.

South Korea's total number of coronavirus jumps to over 5,700

The head of the religious sect has apologised to the nation for the spread of coronavirus in South Korea. Lee Man-hee, the leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, got on his knees and bowed at a news conference. About 60% of the country's more than 4,000 confirmed cases are sect members. Deaths nationwide now stand at 28. Watch report:

South Korea church leader apologises for coronavirus spread

In an attempt to contain the further spread of coronavirus cases in India, the central government on Tuesday cancelled all visa/eVisa issued to Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan nationals on or before March 3.

Coronavirus: Govt cancels all visa/eVisa issued to Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan nationals 

The death toll from the global coronavirus outbreak has surged to over 3,000 across the world. And at the moment — close to 88,000 people are infected globally. Mainland China has reported 42 new deaths — all fatalities are from the virus epicentre Hubei province.

Coronavirus: Close to 88,000 people infected, more than 3,000 dead globally

The leader of a South Korean sect linked to more than half the country's 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologised Monday for the spread of the disease.

WION Fineprint: South korean leader apologises over Coronavirus spread

Novel coronavirus infects more than 88,000 worldwide | WION News | World News The virus, formally known as Covid-19, has infected more than 88,400 people since the outbreak began last December in Wuhan, China.

Novel coronavirus infects more than 88,000 worldwide

Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus.

Second coronavirus death in U.S. reported in Seattle area | WION News | World News

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday addressed the media about the coronavirus situation in India and said that the country has two positive cases of COVID-19 in Delhi and Telangana.

Coronavirus: Passengers undergoing screening at 21 airports, 12 seaports, says Harsh Vardhan

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