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People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they walk at an outdoor shopping area in Beijing, Saturday, May 9, 2020. North Korean state media reported on Friday that leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping to praise what he described as China's success in getting its COVID-19 epidemic under control. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Asia Today: South Korean leader urges calm as cases rise

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Brian Giacomo, second from the left, waits in line with others before entering Snider Bros. Meats Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. U.S. meat supplies are dwindling due to coronavirus-related production shutdowns. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Virus restrictions reimposed amid patchwork re-openings

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 3, 2020, file photo, a North Korean flag flutters in the wind at a military guard post in Paju, at the border with North Korea. North Korea on Friday, May 8, slammed South Korea for staging what it called &quot;reckless&quot; military drills near their disputed sea boundary, but the South quickly denied they had any training near the area, the scene of several bloody inter-Korean naval skirmishes.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

N. Korea accuses South of ‘reckless’ drills along sea border

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Tottenham Hotspur player Heung-min Son wearing a bulletproof helmet returns to a boot camp after finishing a rifle exercise at a Marine Corps firing range in Seogwipo on Jeju Island, South Korea, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Son started last month a three-week period of military service in his native South Korea. He is fulfilling requirements of the military service exemption he earned by winning the gold medal for South Korea in the soccer tournament at the Asian Games in 2018. He would have been required by law to serve 21 months of service without the exemption. (Park Ji-ho/Yonhap via AP)

Tottenham forward Son finishes basic training in South Korea

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Cesinha, right, of Team K League jumps with his teammates to celebrate after scoring a goal against Juventus during a friendly match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. Players, coaches and fans have two weeks to get used to new rules around soccer in South Korea after the K-League announced that the delayed season will kick off on May 8. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

K-League set for kick off as soccer resumes in South Korea

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Mannequins wear masks, a reference to the new coronavirus, inside a newly opened clothing store in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, May 4, 2020. The government authorized the opening of some stores under the plan coined &quot;Intelligent quarantine.&quot; (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A TV cameraman walks through the spectators' seats which are covered with pictures of fans, before the start of a regular season baseball game between Hanwha Eagles and SK Wyverns in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. South Korea's professional baseball league start its new season on May 5, initially without fans, following a postponement over the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this file photo, South Korean soldiers walk up the stairs of their military guard post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) **FILE**

South Korea protests border gunfire it says North started

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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. The Joint Chiefs of Staffs in Seoul said that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border between the countries on Sunday, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves after a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea’s collapse has been predicted — wrongly — for decades. So it is no surprise that unconfirmed rumors that current leader Kim Jong Un is seriously ill have raised worries about what Washington and North Korea’s neighbors would do if things fall apart in any post-Kim North Korea. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of passengers as they wait in line before boarding airplanes at the domestic flight terminal of Gimpo airport in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. South Korean officials have issued public pleas for vigilance to maintain hard-won gains against the coronavirus as the nation enters its longest holiday since infections surged in February. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

UN chief: World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces that all nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in the state must conduct universal coronavirus testing of all residents and staff, whether they have symptoms or not, during a news conference on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Col. Eric Allely, the state surgeon of the Maryland National Guard, is standing behind the governor. Allely has been named a compliance officer to see that nursing homes comply with state law. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ** FILE **

Larry Hogan: Not ‘criticizing the president for no reason’ on coronavirus response

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Smoke rises from a construction site in Icheon, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Several workers were killed in the fire, South Korean officials said. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea construction fire kills 38

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a military drill at undisclosed location in North Korea. As questions mount about the health of Kim Jong Un, an underlying concern looms for spies, policymakers, academics and curious news-consumers alike. In South Korea, Kim is seen as both demon and statesman. He has repeatedly threatened to burn Seoul to the ground.Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Knowledge about North Korea’s Kim is limited, but crucial

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this May 21, 1987, file photo, then North Korean President Kim Il-sung, center, and then Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang make their way through a crowd of well-wishers at the train station in Beijing. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s two-week absence from public view has inspired speculation and rumors, but past disappearances of North Korea's ruling elite frequently have simply shown the disconnect between insatiable curiosity about the country and the secrecy surrounding its leadership. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich, File)

A look at past disappearances of North Korean leaders, officials

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. The South Korean government is looking into reports that North Korean leader Kim is in fragile condition after surgery. Officials from South Korea’s Unification Ministry and National Intelligence Service couldn’t immediately confirm the reports citing an anonymous U.S. official who said Kim was in “grave danger.” Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

This Thursday, April 23, 2020, satellite image provided by Planet Labs and annotated by 38 North, a website specializing in North Korea studies, shows the Leadership Railway Station in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's train has been parked at the Leadership Railway Station servicing his Wonsan compound since at least April 21, the website 38 North said Saturday, April 25, citing an analysis of recent satellite photos of the area. The website said that the approximately 250-meter (820-foot) -long train wasn’t present on April 15 but was present on both April 21 and 23.(2020 Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

Kim Jong-un train likely seen in satellite images

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A buddhist believer hangs a paper note wishing to overcome the COVID-19 outbreak at the Chogyesa temple in South Korea. The country has been winning high praise for its massive mitigation response to flatten the coronavirus infection curve. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

South Korea not ready to declare victory in coronavirus fight

By Madison Hirneisen - The Washington Times

In this April 16, 2020, a few cars and trucks drive on the usually very crowded main highway around Frankfurt, Germany, that is seen in the background. As the restrictions to avoid the spreading of the coronavirus are eased, Chancellor Angela Merkel has pointed to South Korea as an example of how Germany will have to improve measures to “get ahead” of the pandemic with more testing and tracking of cases so that the rate of infections can be slowed. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan stands at a news conference at the governor's residence on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Annapolis, Md., where her husband, Gov. Larry Hogan announced she helped negotiations that led to a company in South Korea to send a shipment to boost the state's ability to conduct tests for COVID-19 by 500,000. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Maryland’s ‘rock star’ first lady delivers on virus tests

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press