South Korea's Moon faces biggest political test over virus outbreak

President's party frets over epidemic's impact on April general election

Moon Jae-in

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in faces growing public discontent over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and an earlier decision to not to bar Chinese from the country.  © Reuters

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in faces his biggest challenge since taking office three years ago, as people express dissatisfaction over his leadership amid the worsening new coronavirus epidemic.

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