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Small business owners gather during a protest against the government's Covid-19 social distancing measures in Seoul on January 25, 2022. South Korea has reported 16,096 new coronavirus cases, another daily record after posting 14,518 a day before, amid the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has said.
The GAO said in its report that well beyond the pandemic, there are various threats that underscore the need for being prepared.
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