SEOUL -- Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol said Thursday that the South Korean economy could contract in the first quarter because of the escalating spread of the new coronavirus.
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Bank of Korea chief warns of Q1 contraction due to coronavirus
Nearly 1,600 people in South Korea have been infected, second only to China
People wearing masks to prevent walk outside Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday. © Reuters
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