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Korea ranked 19th among major countries in the world as a country to live in amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 



On the 27th local time, Bloomberg News released the 'April Corona 19 Resilience Ranking' of 53 major countries around the world. 



Bloomberg ranks them monthly based on 11 indicators: number of vaccinations per 100 population, degree of lockdown, progress on resumption of overseas travel, rate of deaths in three months, and quality of health care.



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In the Corona 19 Resilience Rankings released this month, Korea ranked 19th, up nine places from last month.

Although it scored high compared to other countries in the number of vaccinations, it received low ratings in the status of overseas travel resumption. 



No. 1 is Norway, which has been at the top of the leaderboards for the second month in a row.

Norway lifted COVID-19 quarantine measures such as travel bans, social distancing and self-isolation in February. 



Ireland was in second place and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was in third place.

Ireland and the UAE were evaluated to be handling the epidemic well while minimizing social and economic disruption. 



The United States fell six places from last month to 30th, and the United Kingdom fell two places to 12th.

The United States and the United Kingdom have been pushed back in the rankings as the number of deaths from COVID-19 continues to rise.  



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The subgroups were China (51st), Russia (52nd), and Hong Kong (53rd). 



China was ranked 51st due to the lockdown measures in Shanghai due to the spread of Omicron mutation, and Russia was ranked 52nd due to economic damage and travel restrictions caused by the invasion of Ukraine. 



Hong Kong recorded the lowest number of deaths for the second month in a row as the number of deaths from COVID-19 continued to rise.

In Hong Kong, with a population of 7.4 million, the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections exceeded 1.2 million and the death toll exceeded 9,000 as of the 29th.  



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