This is the 405th most frequent Korean word.
오미크론
"Omicron," the name of a variant of the COVID-19 virus.
The word '오미크론' refers to the Omicron variant, a specific mutation of the virus.
오미크론은 COVID-19의 변종 중 하나입니다.
Omicron is one of the variants of COVID-19.
Here, '오미크론' is used to indicate the direct influence of the variant on the number of infections.
최근에 오미크론의 영향으로 신규 확진자가 급격히 증가했습니다.
Recently, due to the impact of Omicron, the number of new cases has surged.
In this sentence, '오미크론 변이' specifically refers to the scientific analysis of the variant's characteristics and interactions.