AMMAN—South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases topped 100,000
for the first time amid its Omicron outbreak, with authorities saying social
distancing measures would be only slightly eased ahead of the March 9 presidential
election, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
More than 58 percent of the country's 52 million population
has received vaccine booster shots. Overall, more than 44 million people,
accounting for 86.2 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated.
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AMMAN—South Korea's new daily COVID-19 cases topped 100,000
for the first time amid its Omicron outbreak, with authorities saying social
distancing measures would be only slightly eased ahead of the March 9 presidential
election, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
More than 58 percent of the country's 52 million population
has received vaccine booster shots. Overall, more than 44 million people,
accounting for 86.2 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated.
Read more Region and World
