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ROYAL Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has axed plans to visit South Korea amid the escalating coronavirus crisis in the country and deepening tensions with North Korea.

The mighty aircraft carrier had planned to visit the Asian state’s southern city of Busan to carry out a series of joint defence events.

But South Korea is currently gripped in its latest wave of coronavirus, which has forced military chiefs to change course.

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages about British warships' deployment