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Some Asian countries that have been among the worldࢀ™s most successful at containing Covid-19 are now struggling to beat back a winter resurgence, a sign of how elusive sustained progress can be until a vaccine gets rolled out widely. On Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in convened an emergency meeting after the country saw a nine-month peak of 686 cases that has forced officials to use shipping containers to address a hospital-bed shortage. Japan on Wednesday recorded more than 2,700 new cases, according to public broadcaster NHK, its highest daily total yet. Vietnam reported community infections for the first time…
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