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Covid news live: South Africa says fourth wave has peaked; UK doing ‘incomparably better’ this year, says Johnson
Health officials in South Africa say its fourth wave has passed after a dip in infections; Britain is in a better position in the fight against Covid than it was at the end of 2020, Boris Johnson says
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South Korea said on Friday it will extend stricter social distancing rules for two weeks amid a persistent surge in serious coronavirus infections and concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant.
The government reinstated the curbs on 18 December, six weeks after easing them under a “living with Covid-19” scheme, as record-breaking numbers of new infections and serious cases put a huge strain on the country’s medical system.
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