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South Korea's KOSPI index briefly fell 3% and is trading 2.8% lower; SK Hynix trading 7.7% lower, Samsung Electronics trading 3% lower.

DR Congo health ministry said on July 12 the current Ebola outbreak now affects five provinces, with 1,873 confirmed cases and 672 deaths. Tshopo and Haut-Uele were newly listed as affected provinces; cases there are linked to the Nia‑Nia area of Ituri. Previously affected provinces were Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. The report said 763 patients remain in isolation or hospital and 306 have recovered. South Kivu has reported no new confirmed cases since May 26, marking 42 consecutive days without new confirmed cases as of July 7, twice the maximum Ebola incubation period.