Omicron wave expected to peak between March 12-22 with daily cases up to 370,000: PM

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Omicron wave expected to peak between March 12-22 with daily cases up to 370,000: PM

SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday that the country is expected to see the omicron wave peak between Saturday and March 22 with daily cases going up to 370,000.

South Korea's daily virus infections exceeded the 300,000 mark for the first time Wednesday with 342,446 cases due to the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19.

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