On February 18, local time, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea added 109,831 new confirmed cases of the new crown in a single day, with a total of 1,755,806 cases.
Regarding the epidemic situation in which the number of daily cases in the country has surged to more than 100,000, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Fuqian said on the 18th that the South Korean government has decided to adjust the current epidemic prevention measures and extend the restrictions on the business hours of public gathering places from the previous 9 pm to late. At 10 o'clock, the number of people in private gatherings remains 6 people.
The measures will be implemented from tomorrow and will last until March 13.
The Omicron virus strain is currently raging in South Korea. The number of new cases in a single day has soared recently. The number of new cases reported on the 26th of last month exceeded 10,000 for the first time. For example, on the 9th, it reported more than 40,000 cases for the first time, and it exceeded 50,000 on the 10th.
South Korea's health department has warned that by the end of this month, the number of new confirmed cases of the new crown may reach 170,000.
According to the estimates of the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences in South Korea, a think tank, according to the current trend, the number of new cases in a single day in early March will reach 360,000.
(Making Yueziyan)
Responsible editor: [Wang Shanshan]