South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said the coronavirus virus situation has become critical with a surge in cases overwhelming hospital capacities and exhausting medical workers, forcing a further tightening of measures. There were 7,622 new cases reported by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Thursday, close to the daily record of 7,850 set a day earlier. That brought the national caseload to 544,117, with nearly 97,000 added in December alone. At a meeting in Seoul on Thursday, Kim said that social gatherings will be parred down to four fully vaccinated people, while eateries and nightlife establishments will be ordered to close at 9 p.m. from Jan. 2 onwards. “During this period of standstill, the government will reinforce the stability of our medical responses capabilities,” he remarked while urging people to get booster shots for the virus. The new restrictions wouldn’t apply to children under the age of …
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