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A medical worker holds up words of encouragement and new year wishes at a Covid-19 isolation ward at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Wednesday. Her sign reads: “I wish in the new year in 2022, we will be able to take off our masks and return to our happy daily lives.” [YONHAP]

Omicron cases on the rise along with critically ill

Korea's Omicron cases hit a daily record of 109 Wednesday, reaching triple digits for the first time, while the number of critically ill patients in the country also soared to a new high of 1,151.

2021.12.29

Medical staff in Level D protective suits give the O.K. hand sign in a negative pressure room in Hyemin Hospital, a Covid-19-dedicated hospital in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, on Tuesday. [WOO SANG-JO]

14 hospitals across country now operating just for Covid

More private hospitals across the country are dedicating themselves to treating solely Covid-19 patients as Korea continues to see a record number of critical cases.

2021.12.21

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Quarantine workers disinfect a classroom for the state-administrated college entrance test in Dongtan High School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday, two days before the test will be taken by 509,821 students nationwide. [NEWS1]

Critically ill Covid patients hit 495, a record

Korea’s critically ill Covid-19 patients hit another record on Tuesday with nearly 500 cases, close to the hospital system's breaking point.

2021.11.16

A Covid-19 testing site at a public health center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, is crowded with people trying to receive a virus test on Sunday morning. [YONHAP]

Korea's Covid control worsens after 2 weeks 'With Corona'

Korea's Covid-19 indicators showed a worsening pandemic, including a surge in newly reported fatalities and intensive care unit admissions over the weekend, less than two weeks after the country transitioned into its "With Corona" strategies.

2021.11.14