South Korea's disease management agency reported on the 14th that 54619 new cases of new coronavirus had been confirmed in South Korea the previous day. This is the fifth consecutive day that the number of new cases in South Korea exceeded 50000. South Korea's health authorities predict that the future number of confirmed strains will rise further in view of the rapid spread of the highly infectious COVID-19 strain of the drug. Yonhap quoted data from the Department of disease management as saying that as of 0:00 on the 14th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Korea had exceeded 1.405 million, with a cumulative death rate of 7102, with an average death rate of 0.51%; There are 306 severe cases. The Omikron strain is now raging in South Korea, and the number of new cases in a single day has soared rapidly recently. More than 10000 cases were reported for the first time on the 26th of last month, the first more than 20000 cases were reported on the 2nd of this month, the first more than 30000 cases were reported on the 5th, the first more than 40000 cases were reported on the 9th, and the number exceeded 50000 cases on the 10th. South Korea's health ministry warned that by the end of this month, the number of newly confirmed cases could reach 170000. According to the prediction of the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences of South Korea, a think-tank, according to the current trend, 360000 new cases will be added in a single day in early March. Statistics also show that as of 0:00 on the 14th, the number of new mild coronavirus and asymptomatic patients treated at home in South Korea exceeded 232000, a new high. In view of more mild and asymptomatic cases, in order to optimize the epidemic prevention and control, the Korean government decided not to conduct daily telephone follow-up for low-risk confirmed patients observed at home from the 10th, leaving the follow-up opportunity to high-risk confirmed patients aged 60 and over or with basic diseases. Patients with low-risk diagnosis need to monitor their health status by themselves, and contact the hospital if the symptoms worsen. This has led to a surge in demand for the new crown self-test box. To stabilize the market, the South Korean government has banned the online sale of COVID-19 self testing kit in the three week from 13 to March 5th. Consumers should purchase from the pharmacy and the designated chain store, and each purchase 5 boxes per person. From the 14th to the end of this month, the Korean government will provide self-test boxes for 30 million people to pharmacies and designated convenience stores. As of the 14th, about 44.22 million of South Korea's 52 million people had completed the whole process of vaccination against the new crown vaccine; About 29.43 million people have been vaccinated with the first dose of coronavirus vaccine. According to Yonhap, the South Korean government plans to launch a second dose of booster vaccination for specific groups this month. (Xinhua News Agency)