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Korea24 – 2022.02.21. (Monday) News Briefing: Daily COVID-19 cases fell below 100-thousand for the first time in four days, while the number of critical cases rose by 41 to 480. The latest count also meant the total caseload since the start of the pandemic has now topped two million. Meanwhile, health officials stressed the omicron variant's fatality rate remains stable and that the current COVID-19 situation is part of a process to get to endemic status. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: A new forecast has shown that as many as 360,000 daily new COVID-19 infections could be seen by early next month. Despite this, the government has remained confident that it has a handle on the situation, and has eased curfews for restaurants and cafes from 9pm to 10pm. To get an assessment of the situation, we are joined on the line by Dr. Alice Tan, an internist at MizMedi Women’s hospital. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to unveil a “living with COVID-19” plan, as the UK considers scrapping all remaining restrictions. (영국, 코로나 자가격리 폐지 곧 발표…여왕 코로나 확진) 2. Seoul National University is considering establishing a new major related to film studies, after a survey found 85% of students supported the idea. (서울대, ‘영화학 연계전공’ 신설 추진) 3. A 96-year-old man is set to receive a certificate equivalent to an elementary school diploma after taking part in a public program to help adults learn to read and write. (배움 끈 놓지 않은 96세 할아버지, 초등 졸업장 받는다) Monday Sports Round-up: The curtain has been drawn on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. South Korea finished 14th in the medal table with 2 golds and 9 overall. We take a look back at Team Korea’s performance this year, with sports writer Steve Price, as well as results from the opening weekend of fixtures of the new K-League season. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a report by Kwak Yeon-soo on Korean director Park Chan-wook’s latest short film shot entirely on a smartphone. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Ga-young writes about how the government will spend 67-billion won to support workers in performing arts and sports, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.