– 4 more soldiers confirmed of COVID-19, raising number of confirmed cases to 11 – President Moon raises COVID-19 alert level to “serious” – Six countries announce entry ban on S. Koreans over COVID-19 fears – Italy, Iran seeing surge in number of confirmed COVID-19 patients – S. Korean lawmakers to grill gov’t officials on their handling of COVID-19 outbreak – S. Korean tourism, petrochemical industries threatened by COVID-19 – IMF chief warns COVID-19 outbreak has put already fragile global economic recovery at risk – IMF expects lower GDP growth for China in 2020 amid virus outbreak – S. Korea implements ICT to fight growing wildfire risk – BTS to hold YouTube press conference for new album amid COVID-19 concerns – S. Korea’s fire services urge proper use of fire evacuation facilities – Sanders wins big in Nevada caucuses, beating Biden, Buttigieg – Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Turkey-Iran border – Rio carnival officially kicks off in Brazil – Chilly morning turns mild, rain in store this evening