After the governing People Power Party and the majority Democratic Party finally agreed to deal with urgent livelihood-related bills on Thurday, the coronavirus started to spread fast again.
The government disbanded the central authority dedicated to Covid-19 management on Friday, marking the end of a four-year-long pandemic response.
The nation's Covid-19 response headquarters plans to shut down all of its Covid-19 testing clinics by the end of 2023, almost four years after the first clinic started operating on Jan. 20, 2020.
Korea will relax more of its quarantine measures for Covid-19 as early as next month despite the surging number of confirmed cases.
Korea reported 26,147 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, up some 2,600 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Korea reported 23,680 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, up some 2,000 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Korea reported 7,178 new Covid-19 cases Monday, down 990 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Korea reported 19,989 new Covid-19 cases Friday, up some 8,000 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Korea declared an end to Covid-19 as a health emergency, lifting nearly all Covid-19 restrictions after three years starting June 1 and marking a de facto transition to an endemic disease.
Korea reported 20,574 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, up some 430 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
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