Ma Sang-hyuk wrote on Facebook last week that “adults who have not yet been infected with COVID-19 are those who have interpersonal problems,” according to the Korean press. The vice president of the Korean Vaccine Society reportedly deleted the post after it was widely circulated, causing criticism on the internet. Read more about COVID: South Korean crematoria and funeral homes struggle to cope Cases in the UK rise by around one million a week A father in a coma with COVID wakes up to find his wife has died Days later, doctors told the Daily News website that his Facebook comments were intended to be “metaphorical” and that there was a misunderstanding. He said in an interview: “He stressed how difficult it is for anyone to avoid the virus in a situation where there is a high rate of confirmed cases in the area.” South Korea had 400,741 new cases of COVID on March 16, the day the doctor posted his comments. On Thursday, the Korean Disease Control and Prevention Organization (KDCA) said the Omicron variant was leading the record wave of infections. The country is going to lift almost all restrictions on social distancing in the coming weeks.
