China News Service, March 4th. According to Korean media reports, with the rapid spread of the Omicron virus strain in South Korea, as of 0:00 on March 4, South Korea added 266,853 new confirmed cases of the new crown compared with 0:00 the previous day. There were 186 additional deaths and 797 severe cases.
The number of confirmed cases and deaths in a single day has reached a new high.
Earlier, South Korean epidemic prevention authorities predicted that the peak of the current round of epidemics will be reached in early or mid-March, with up to 350,000 confirmed cases.