FILE - A medical worker seals a test tube with a COVID-19 nasal swab. RELATED: Study suggests past COVID-19 infection may not fend off omicron variantIt has eased many of its coronavirus restrictions following a sharp decline in cases and deaths in recent weeks.
However, there continues to be a ban on public gatherings and restrictions on private gatherings.A coronavirus surge struck in mid-April and the country was placed under a lockdown from Aug.
20 to Oct. 1.At the peak, new daily infections rose to over 3,000 and deaths to more than 200. But daily infections have now fallen below 1,000 and deaths to under 50.AdvertisementThe country has confirmed 565,471 cases and 14,399 deaths..