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South Korea set to end Covid restrictions despite record cases, deaths
Even as officials report more than 620,000 new daily infections, the government is expected to lift almost all social distancing requirements in coming weeks.
March 17, 2022, 1:06 AM EDT /
By Reuters
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea reported a record 621,328 new daily Covid-19 cases and a daily record 429 deaths on Thursday, as the country that once took an aggressive anti-pandemic approach is set to end Covid restrictions.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said the highly infectious omicron variant was driving the record wave of infections and while a public survey revealed many expected to catch the virus, few feared serious health consequences.
Daily infections are far higher than health authorities had predicted. On Wednesday the government said it expected the wave to top out with daily cases between 400,000 and 500,000. Less than a month ago it had predicted the peak of the wave would come in mid-March at 140,000 to 270,000 daily cases...
South Korea set to end Covid restrictions despite record cases, deaths
Even as officials report more than 620,000 new daily infections, the government is expected to lift almost all social distancing requirements in coming weeks.
March 17, 2022, 1:06 AM EDT /
By Reuters
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea reported a record 621,328 new daily Covid-19 cases and a daily record 429 deaths on Thursday, as the country that once took an aggressive anti-pandemic approach is set to end Covid restrictions.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said the highly infectious omicron variant was driving the record wave of infections and while a public survey revealed many expected to catch the virus, few feared serious health consequences.
Daily infections are far higher than health authorities had predicted. On Wednesday the government said it expected the wave to top out with daily cases between 400,000 and 500,000. Less than a month ago it had predicted the peak of the wave would come in mid-March at 140,000 to 270,000 daily cases...
