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The government believes changes to quarantine strategies are necessary in preparation for a mass spread of the omicron variant.
In a Monday briefing, senior health official Son Young-rae said that discussions are in the early stages and that omicron’s transmissibility, effect on critical illness and vaccine protection will be analyzed before deciding on what strategies would be the best.
Another health official Park Hyang said that authorities are predicting fast transmission and a huge spike in case numbers, so talks are under way to diversify testing methods accordingly.
Son said officials assess omicron to be less dangerous than delta but it could also be otherwise, and noted ongoing efforts to determine the risk level.
He explained that even if critical cases are down by half, if the overall caseload doubles, the resulting damage would be the same.
Quarantine Strategy Revisions Needed against Spread of Omicron
Source: Matira Matibay
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