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South Korea pledges all out effort to halt spread of swine flu

South Korea will take all necessary measures to contain the spread of the Influenza A virus that has claimed 42 lives in the country so far, government health authorities said Tuesday, as they raised the national epidemic alert status to its highest level. The Ministry for Health,...

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