China News Service, April 12. According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters said on the 12th that the first confirmed case of infection with the new coronavirus recombinant strain XL was found in South Korea, and the epidemic prevention department is currently conducting an epidemiological investigation.
Data map: On March 22, local time, on the subway in Seoul, South Korea, you can see the promotion of safety precautions for the new coronavirus.
According to reports, the case was diagnosed with the new crown on March 23, and the booster vaccination has been completed, and it is an asymptomatic patient.
According to reports, XL is a recombination of subtypes BA.1 and BA.2 of the new coronavirus Omicron strain, and there is currently no information on the transmission characteristics of this strain.
In addition, Sun Yinglai, head of the social strategy team of the Central Emergency Response Headquarters in South Korea, said on the 12th that the South Korean government is discussing measures to lift the restrictions on private gatherings and the time-limited business of public gathering places.
South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 12th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 210,755 new confirmed cases of the new crown compared with 0:00 the previous day.
The number of confirmed cases in a single day has risen to more than 200,000 again.