Sharjah24 - Reuters: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time, data showed on Wednesday (January 26), while the government sought to revise its COVID-19 response to focus on the highly contagious but less-lethal Omicron variant.
The record of 13,012 comes just a day after the tally topped 8,000 for the first time amid a rapid spread of Omicron despite the extension of tough social distancing rules.
Omicron is likely to account for more than 90% of new infections over the next few weeks, with the daily numbers surging to 20,000 to 30,000 or more, health officials said.
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