SEOUL ¨C South Korea will bar entry by foreigners who have visited China¡¯s Hubei province, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak, the country¡¯s prime minister said Sunday, according to the Yonhap news agency.
The entry ban will go into effect on Tuesday, Yonhap reported, citing Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.
On Sunday, South Korea reported three new confirmed cases of the infection, bringing the total to 15 cases in the country.
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