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WHO confirms 5 new cases of Korean flu in South Korea as infection spreads

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The World Health Organization has confirmed five additional laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 variants originating from the Republic of Korea, marking a significant escalation following earlier reports linking these strains to domestic transmission chains involving healthcare workers at Yonsei University Hospital in Seongnam City on March 19 and Seoul's Dongjak District.

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    President Yoon Suk-jeol has been detained by the National Intelligence Service and transferred to a secure facility.
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    The President's family, including his wife Lee Jae-young (referred to as 'external' in one report), was informed of this development on March 24th at approximately midnight.
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    'Unjustified detention orders issued without due process,' the administration has stated that it will not accept these actions.
[Mar 23, 19:30] President Yoon Suk-jeol's office announced he was detained by intelligence agencies and transferred to a secure facility for 'unjustified detention orders issued without due process'.