[Xinhua News Agency’s micro-special article] The Korean Agency for Disease Control announced on the 16th that as of 0:00 that day, more than 400,000 new confirmed cases of new crown were added in South Korea in a single day, setting a record for South Korea’s daily increase since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of cases hit a new high. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in South Korea is approaching 7.63 million.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the number of severe cases, one of the important indicators of the epidemic, also reached a record 1,244, an increase of 48 cases from the previous day. The number of severe cases in South Korea has exceeded 1,000 for nine consecutive days.
As the new coronavirus variant Omicron raged, the epidemic in South Korea deteriorated rapidly. After the number of daily confirmed cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time on January 26, the relevant statistics repeatedly broke records. In less than a month in February, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Korea has exceeded 1 million, 2 million and 3 million. In March, the epidemic has not improved, and the number of daily confirmed cases has remained at a high level, exceeding 300,000 in many days.
In view of the fact that some of the currently implemented epidemic prevention policies are scheduled to expire on the 20th, the South Korean government will discuss follow-up epidemic prevention policies with relevant experts this week.
Data show that as of the 16th, about 44.44 million people in South Korea’s population of about 52 million have completed the whole course of the new crown vaccine, and about 32.18 million people have received booster shots. (End) (Qiao Ying)
Keywords: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency