Coronavirus: from South Korea to Singapore, Omicron-fuelled wave pushes cases to record highs

Major Asian economies, including South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia, have seen a rapid increase in coronavirus cases as the highly infectious Omicron variant continues to tear through the region.South Korea on Wednesday reported a daily record of 90,443 new Covid-19 cases, marking a drastic surge from 57,177 a day before and brought total infections in the country since the pandemic began to 1,552,851.Deaths remain comparatively low, though, with 39 fatalities on Tuesday and a total of 7,202…

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