South Korea to focus on containing Covid-19 Omicron strain: Prime Minister

South Korea will focus on containing the new Omicron coronavirus strain until the end of the year since it poses an apparent threat, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Monday."The threat of the omicron variant is becoming apparent. Although we do not have a clear grasp of the omicron variant, what looks certain is that it is highly contagious," the prime minister said as quoted by Yonhap News Agency.Kim Boo-kyum expressed the need to carry out thorough checks for arrivals in the country, as well as to monitor interpersonal contacts to identify the Omicron variant at an early stage. He asked people to cooperate with the country's authorities in connection with the decision to strengthen social distancing measures.The government will also focus on enhancing vaccination campaigns, providing hospital beds and expanding home treatment to ease the current situation, the prime minister said."We are trying to secure beds to a level where we can handle 10,000 patients a day. If ..