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Medical workers carry out their job at a COVID-19 testing booth at a public health center in Seoul's southeastern district of Songpa on Sunday. (Yonhap) |
South Korea's new coronavirus cases are expected to breach the 5,000 mark for the first time Wednesday and the number of critically ill patients is also predicted to hit a fresh high amid concerns over the global spread of the new virus variant.
The country is expected to report over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases, Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol told a pan-government meeting on the virus response.
The number of critically ill patients is also expected to reach an all-time high of over 700, according to the minister. (Yonhap)
