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Yonhap also reports that fights are starting in South Korea over the wearing of masks on public transport.
This has even coined the term “tuk-sk,” referring to wearing masks lower to only cover the wearer’s chin, with “tuk” meaning chin in Korean.
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South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reports that South Korea has started providing remdesivir to patients for coronavirus treatment.
The drug has been used to treat Ebola.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said the medication developed by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences Inc. will be used for Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms.
The KCDC said it signed an agreement with Gilead Sciences, with details of the imported amount and price not to be disclosed.
