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We aimed to explore the prevalence and correlates of mental distress and its association with psychological resilience among countries amid the Omicron wave.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted cross-sectional surveys simultaneously in China and South Korea from March 15 to 30, 2023. Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale were used to measured psychological resilience and mental distress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Self-reported rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 3,000 Chinese participants were 24.5% and 30.5%, while the above-mentioned rates were 17.2%and 34.4% in 1,000 Korean participants. Chinese participants had a marginally higher BRS score. Psychological resilience was inversely associated with the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms. 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