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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 23:20
Last day for outdoor mask mandate; new COVID-19 cases dip below 40,000
Last day for outdoor mask mandate; new COVID-19 cases dip below 40,000
New COVID-19 cases fell below 40,000, Saturday, continuing a steady decline from early last month, with the government set to lift the outdoor mask mandate in a major step toward returning to normalcy.
2022-05-01 10:08
New COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000; outdoor mask mandate set to be lifted
New COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000; outdoor mask mandate set to be lifted
New COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000, Friday, with infections from the Omicron variant continuing their downward curve and leading the government to lift its outdoor mask mandate.
2022-04-30 10:06
Current, incoming administrations clash over lifting mask mandate
Current, incoming administrations clash over lifting mask mandate
The current and incoming administrations are clashing over the former's decision to lift the outdoor mask mandate on Monday. Presiding over a COVID-19 response meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Friday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced new guidelines for wearing masks including the lifting of the outdoor mask mandate. “Some raised co...
Jung Da-min | 2022-04-29 16:52
  • End of mask mandates
  • Outdoor mask mandate to end Monday
Outdoor mask mandate to end Monday
Outdoor mask mandate to end Monday
The government will lift its outdoor mask mandate Monday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said, though people will still need to wear a mask when they attend gatherings of 50 or more people or are in multiuse facilities.The decision on mask wearing comes a week after the administration scrapped most COVID-19 social distancing measures, including gathering limits and business hour...
2022-04-29 09:41
  • Current, incoming administrations clash over lifting mask mandate
  • End of mask mandates
Korea expected to lift outdoor mask mandate next week
Korea expected to lift outdoor mask mandate next week
The government is likely to lift the outdoor mask mandate next week, officials here said Thursday. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is expected to announce the decision during a COVID-19 response meeting Friday as the country continues to see a downward trend in infections.
2022-04-28 15:17
Korea reports 57,464 new cases as Omicron wave continues to ebb
Korea reports 57,464 new cases as Omicron wave continues to ebb
Daily new COVID-19 cases went down to fewer than 60,000, Wednesday, with most of the country's virus restrictions having been lifted amid the slowdown of the Omicron wave.
2022-04-28 09:49
  • Korea to decide on outdoor mask requirement in late May
Korea to decide on outdoor mask requirement in late May
Korea to decide on outdoor mask requirement in late May
The presidential transition committee said Wednesday that it will decide whether to remove Korea's requirement for people to wear face masks outdoors late next month, adding that the requirement to wear masks indoors will continue for a while.The incumbent Moon Jae-in administration had planned to announce whether it would maintain the requirement to wear face masks outdoors ...
Nam Hyun-woo | 2022-04-27 16:56
  • Korea reports 57,464 new cases as Omicron wave continues to ebb
Seoul fosters insect farmers to feed growing industry for creepy-crawlies
Seoul fosters insect farmers to feed growing industry for creepy-crawlies
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has started looking for people aspiring to become virtual experts in entomology to boost the city's insect industry and the country's competitiveness in the international market for creepy-crawlies. The Urban Farming Division under the city government's Economic Policy Office on April 25 started accepting applicants for classes that begin in ...
Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-04-27 16:41
Incoming gov't to determine whether to lift outdoor mask mandate in late May
Incoming gov't to determine whether to lift outdoor mask mandate in late May
The incoming government of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will determine whether to lift an outdoor mask mandate in late May, its transition team chief said Wednesday.
2022-04-27 14:09
Korea reports 76,787 new cases amid slowdown of Omicron wave
Korea reports 76,787 new cases amid slowdown of Omicron wave
Korea reported fewer than 80,000 daily new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, after most of the country's virus restrictions were lifted amid the slowdown of the Omicron wave.
2022-04-27 10:18
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