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Explosive rise in infections disrupts Korea's path to 'live with COVID-19' strategy
Posted : 2021-09-26 16:48
Updated : 2021-09-26 17:28
Some experts expect daily tally to top 4,000 in a few days
By Lee Hyo-jin
An explosive rise in coronavirus cases following the Chuseok holiday is causing disruptions to the government's plan to adopt a "live with COVID-19" strategy from late next month.
The administration previously said that it was drawing up a plan to implement such a strategy, under which antivirus restrictions would be gradually eased, from the end of October when 70 percent of the country's 52 million population is expected to be fully vaccinated.
But the plan is now facing uncertainty due to a surge in infections following the long weekend holiday, which ran from Sept. 18 to 22, during which millions of people travelled across the country to visit their family.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 3,273 new infections for Friday, among which 3,245 were local transmissions, a record high since the coronavirus outbreak reached here.
The daily tally for Saturday dropped to 2,771, mainly due to fewer tests on the weekend, but was still the second highest number of cases recorded.
However, the worst is yet to come, according to medical experts who believe that the latest tallies do not truly reflect the number of infections during the holiday...
Explosive rise in infections disrupts Korea's path to 'live with COVID-19' strategy
Posted : 2021-09-26 16:48
Updated : 2021-09-26 17:28
Some experts expect daily tally to top 4,000 in a few days
By Lee Hyo-jin
An explosive rise in coronavirus cases following the Chuseok holiday is causing disruptions to the government's plan to adopt a "live with COVID-19" strategy from late next month.
The administration previously said that it was drawing up a plan to implement such a strategy, under which antivirus restrictions would be gradually eased, from the end of October when 70 percent of the country's 52 million population is expected to be fully vaccinated.
But the plan is now facing uncertainty due to a surge in infections following the long weekend holiday, which ran from Sept. 18 to 22, during which millions of people travelled across the country to visit their family.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 3,273 new infections for Friday, among which 3,245 were local transmissions, a record high since the coronavirus outbreak reached here.
The daily tally for Saturday dropped to 2,771, mainly due to fewer tests on the weekend, but was still the second highest number of cases recorded.
However, the worst is yet to come, according to medical experts who believe that the latest tallies do not truly reflect the number of infections during the holiday...