China News Service, March 3. According to a comprehensive report by Korean media, the South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters stated that as of 0:00 on March 3, South Korea had added 198,803 new confirmed cases of new crown compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 3,691,488 confirmed cases.
There were 128 new deaths that day, a new high.
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Buk-gyeom also tested positive for the new crown.
According to reports, with the rapid spread of the Omicron strain in South Korea, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in South Korea has remained high recently.
On the morning of the 3rd, the Prime Minister's Office of South Korea said that South Korean Prime Minister Kim Fu-gyeom tested positive for the new coronavirus rapid antigen test conducted on the same day and will undergo further PCR testing to determine whether he is infected with the new coronavirus.