The World Health Organization named the new Corona 19 mutation ‘Omicron’ and designated it as a mutation of concern. The mutation is twice as severe as that of Delta, and breakthrough infections are confirmed one after another, raising concerns about the use of vaccines. In the midst of this, today (27th), the number of new confirmed cases in Korea exceeded 4,000 again.
2. ‘Bars’ around the world… U.S. stock market plunges
Countries around the world, including the United States and Europe, are bans entry to South Africa, the origin of Omicron, and neighboring countries. The U.S. stock market plunged more than 1,000 points during the day, its biggest Black Friday plunge.
3. Summon Kwon Soon-il and Kwak Sang-do ‘Aim for the 5 billion club’
Former lawmaker Kwak Sang-do, whose son received 5 billion won in severance pay from Hwacheon Daeyu, was summoned to the prosecution today. Another member of the Hwacheon Daeyu 5 billion club, former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il was also present.
4. This “three no-candidate sins”… Yoon and Kim Seong-tae resigned
Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, who has been on the Jeonnam schedule for the third day, starting with the May 18 condolences, criticized “Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol as an ignorant, incompetent shaman and Sammu candidate.” People’s Strength candidate Yoon Seok-yeol accepted the resignation of former lawmaker Kim Seong-tae’s resignation from the position of head of the former general affairs committee, which was controversial over the suspicion of ‘soliciting a child’s employment’.
