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Turning to the spread of the virus outside Korea's borders.
A number of countries, including China and Germany, are witnessing another surge of COVID-19 infections.
This has prompted Chinese cities like Shenzhen to put their citizens under a strict citywide lockdown.
Victor Flood has more.
China has decided to put its southern tech hub Shenzhen under a citywide lockdown,... following a latest spike in new COVID-19 cases.
Residents in the city of some 17-point-5 million people will have to undergo three rounds of COVID-19 testing.
All businesses except those that supply food, fuel, and other necessities were ordered to close or adopt a work-from-home scheme.
The decision comes as Chinese health authorities confirmed a total of 66 new COVID-19 infections in Shenzhen city on Sunday.
While the number of new cases detected in mainland China is relatively low compared to Hong Kong or other countries,... authorities are enforcing a "zero tolerance" strategy and have locked down entire cities and isolated people who have been infected.
Over in Europe,... Germany is grappling with a significant rise in daily COVID-19 infections.
As of Sunday, the country reported over 15-hundred new infections per 100-thousand people,... a jump from some 12-hundred a week earlier.
Despite the surge,... the country is set to drop most of its COVID-19 restrictions from March 20th.
Spain, which was the global epicenter of Omicron,... is gradually transitioning to a new normality.
Large-scale in-person events that had been either postponed or cancelled have reopened.
This comes as the country's new case numbers dropped significantly as of February.
The occupancy rate of intensive care COVID-19 beds has also declined to the 10 percent range.
Nevertheless,... Spanish health authorities warn that people should still take precautions.
At a time when the COVID-19 mutant largely known as 'stealth omicron' is spreading,... they are requiring people wear face masks in indoor settings.
Victor Flood, Arirang News.

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2022-03-14, 08:00 (KST)

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