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Medical staff members wearing protective gear carry a patient infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Seoul on March 8, 2020. – South Korea has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world outside China, taking its total to 7,134. (Photo by – / YONHAP / AFP) / – South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE