Covid-19: South Korea lifts restrictions, except for indoor masks

Published on: 04/15/2022 – 05:41 After two years of strict restrictions, the midnight curfew for businesses and the limitation of gatherings to 10 people will be lifted from Monday in South Korea, but the port indoor masks will remain mandatory, authorities said on Friday. South Korea will lift all physical distancing restrictions, the government announced on Friday (April 15), except for wearing masks indoors, as cases of Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant are on the decline. at midnight” for businesses and gatherings limited to 10 people “will be lifted from Monday,” Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced. The decision marks the end of two years of strict restrictions due to the pandemic, which have put a strain on small businesses, and suggests a return to normalcy in South Korea. Wearing a mask will, however, remain mandatory indoors “for a considerable period”, authorities said, adding that they could lift the ban. obligation to wear the mask outside in two weeks, if the number of cases continues to decrease. This measure “for a long period is “inevitable” in order to prevent another resurgence of cases, added Kim Boo-kyum. variant Omicron, and the number of daily cases fell below 100,000 last week, after peaking at more than 620,000 daily cases in mid-March. More than 86% of South Korea’s 51 million have been fully vaccinated, with the majority having also received a booster dose.South Korea is implementing a second booster dose for vulnerable populations.With AFP