A medical worker walks past a screen monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Bagae Hospital in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, November 29, 2021. South Korea’s daily jump in coronavirus infections exceeded 5,000 on Wednesday, Dec. 1, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalizations and deaths to record highs. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
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