SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country continues to ease restrictions despite the Omicron-fueled wave of...
SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country continues to ease restrictions despite the Omicron-fueled wave of infections.Health authorities said 400,741 cases were recorded, the country's highest daily figure since the pandemic began two years ago.The latest spike in cases is the 'last biggest challenge' facing the country, Sohn Young-rae, a senior health official, told a press briefing.
The vast majority of South Korea's eligible population has been vaccinated and boosted, and despite the record number of infections in the country of 52 million people, death rates remain very low.The country has also continued to relax its social distancing rules, under pressure from small businesses and self-employed Koreans who say years-long Covid restrictions had pushed their businesses to the brink.
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