S.Korea turns to self-treatment as Omicron fuels COVID surge

AMMAN—South Korea said on Thursday patients with mild coronavirus symptoms will have to treat themselves, aiming to free up medical resources for more serious cases, as new infections spiked because of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

South Korea has largely been a COVID-19 mitigation success story, which is attributed to strict testing and tracing, social distancing and mask wearing.

But as the highly infectious but less deadly Omicron variant began spreading, the government this month started to shift its strategy away from testing and tracing and towards self-monitoring, diagnosis and at-home treatment.

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