A health worker checks his protective glasses before starting his work in Daegu on March 1, 2020. (Yonhap)
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A medical worker collects a sample from a citizen in an automobile at a drive-thru clinic in Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, on Feb. 29, 2020, to test for the new coronavirus. (Yonhap)

President Moon Jae-in (2nd from R) waves the national flag of South Korea at the March 1 Independence Movement Day ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2020.

This photo, released by Woori Bank on March 2, 2020, shows gold medals, a silver medal and a rose of Sharon-shaped silver coin that the lender has issued to mark this year's centennial of the death

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A memorial medal marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Korean freedom fighter Yu Gwan-sun is unveiled in Seoul, on Feb.

This undated photo, provided by SK Telecom Co. (SKT), shows a 5G technology demonstration by the South Korean mobile carrier. On Feb.

This photo, taken on Feb. 26, 2020, shows a visitor walking past a red plum blossom tree at a park in the city of Jeju on South Korea's largest island of the same name. (Yonhap)
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Foreign diplomats in South Korea wait for body temperature checks before entering a foreign ministry briefing on South Korea's ongoing efforts to handle the new coronavirus at the ministry in Seoul

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