S.Korea's daily COVID count tops 8,000 for first time amid Omicron spread
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- Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2022
SEOUL, Jan 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads rapidly despite the recent extension of strict social-distancing rules to slow infection.
