[%%IMAGE1%%]South Korea reported its first case of COVID-19 on Jan. 20, 2020. Koreans spent the following spring, summer, fall and winter in masks. As of Jan. 21, 2021, the cumulative total of cases is 73,918, while the death toll is 1,316. By Lee Jeong-a, staff reporterPhoto by Park Jong-shik, staff photographerPlease direct comments or questions to [<a href="mailto:english@hani.co.kr">english@hani.co.kr</a>]

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[Photo] S. Korea, 1 year after its first case of COVID-19

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