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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -- South Korea's total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20% of its population, authorities said on Wednesday, as surging severe cases and deaths increasingly put a strain on crematories and funeral homes nationwide.
The country's infection and death rates are still far below those recorded elsewhere, as almost 87% of its 52 million residents are fully vaccinated and 63% have received booster shots. "Crematories' capacity is increasing," ministry official Son Young-rae said. "But there are still regional differences."
Crematories will be temporarily allowed to receive reservations from outside their regions, which is currently banned by some local governments, to ease the pileup, Son said. The molnupiravir tablet, branded as Lagevrio, is the second oral antiviral to be authorized in South Korea after Pfizer Inc's Paxlovid.
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