Tag: covid-19 korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol holds a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, applauding medical staffers for their dedication in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic at the Yongsan presidential office in Seoul Thursday. [YONHAP]

Yoon Suk Yeol announces end to nearly all Covid-19 restrictions

Covid-19 isolation period will be reduced from mandatory seven days to a recommended five days. All indoor mask mandates will be lifted except for in hospitalized patients' rooms. Recommendation for PCR tests after entry will also be lifted.

2023.5.11

Covid-19 reaches Justice Ministry, National Assembly

Covid-19 has penetrated the Ministry of Justice and National Assembly. A worker at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, tested positive on Friday. The ministry said it shut down one floor of the headquarters immediately and...

2021.4.16

Distancing regulations to be extended another two weeks

The ban on gatherings of five people or more will be extended for two more weeks, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Friday. “The government has decided to keep the current social distancing guidelines for another two weeks, including the ban on...