South Korean health authorities say Covid-19 wave has passed its peak

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SEOUL The worst of Omicron may be over for South Korea, with health authorities announcing that the current wave has passed its peak.

South Korea reported 187,213 new virus cases Monday , about 100,000 fewer than the day before, and 287 virus-related deaths were reported, down sharply from Thursday's record of 470.

By February, the daily tally passed 100,000. That number soared to more than half a million cases per day this month, the most of any country in the world. In February, South Korea switched its virus response plan from keeping cases to a minimum to testing and treating high-risk groups and patients with severe symptoms, allowing the country to slowly ease back on social distancing regulations.

 

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