The South Korea Today, Thursday (17) recorded a new daily record of cases of the emerging coronavirus, with more than 620,000 infections. The authorities claim that the country is close to the peak of the wave of infections caused by the omicron variant.
A healthcare worker performs a PCR test to determine if a South Korean has Covid-19 at a testing center in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, on March 17, 2022 – Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP
According to the data of the World Health Organization, the South Korea It is the country with the highest number of cases recorded in the past seven days in the world, with nearly 2.5 million infections, followed by Vietnam with 1.8 million.
The 621,000 cases recorded Thursday represent the largest number of records in 24 hours in the United States South Korea since the beginning of the epidemic.
For comparison, Brazil in recent days has averaged about 40,000 new cases every 24 hours.
Serious cases and deaths in South Korea low
However, serious cases and deaths remain at low levels in the country.
The South Korea It has a population of 52 million, and most adults have a full vaccination schedule and booster dose, according to the government.
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