{"id":440,"date":"2020-04-07T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covid19english.prkorea.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2020-04-07T08:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:57:05","slug":"south-korea-reports-fewer-than-50-new-covid-19-cases-for-first-time-since-feb-29-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covid19english.prkorea.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"South Korea reports fewer than 50 new COVID-19 cases for first time since Feb 29 peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Services&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#edeffa&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-29px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|30px|0px|true|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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