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22/02/2020 GMT

South Korea: Coronavirus infections rise sharply

BBC World Service - Weekend, South Korea: Coronavirus infections rise sharply

Coronavirus infections in South Korea have risen sharply for the second day

There has been another sharp rise in coronavirus infections in South Korea, the country worst affected by the disease after China.

Also on the programme: the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic candidate in November's presidential election - Bernie Sanders - has warned Russia not to meddle in US elections. And: Afghans are enjoying the first day of a seven day truce called by the Taliban. 

(Photo: A man wearing a face mask walks between columns at a subway station being renovated in Seoul. Credit: Getty Images)

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