Covid-19: South Korea reports 75,449 new infections
Seoul (South Korea), April 23: South Korea reported 75,449 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Friday, taking the total number of infections to 16,830,469, the health authorities informed on Saturday.
The daily Covid-19 caseload was down from 81,058 the previous day and far lower than 107,896 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The health authorities believed that the daily number of infections has been on the decline following the resurgence, driven by the Omicron variant and its subvariant BA.2, which peaked in mid-March.
Among the fresh cases, 29 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 31,761. The number of infected people who are critical stands at 738, down 95 from the previous day.
A total of 151 more deaths have been confirmed, bringing the total number of deaths to 22,024. The fatality rate was 0.13 percent. People who received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine stood at 44,536,236, or 86.8% of the total population, while those who received booster shots stood at 33,061,123, or 64.4 percent of the population.
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Meanwhile, South Korea has lifted almost all of its Covid-19 restrictions in a major step toward a return to normal life as the Omicron variant recedes.
A midnight curfew on restaurants and other businesses has also been scrapped, along with a cap of 10 people allowed to gather. People are allowed to eat snacks in cinemas and other indoor public facilities such as stadiums. However, wearing masks is still mandatory, with the government planning to review whether to lift a rule for masks outdoors in two weeks.
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