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[Editorial] Moving on from the mask mandate (KOR)

The government should be careful not to return to the draconian control of people’s daily lives if autonomous quarantine fails to curb potential risk factors.

2023.1.30

[Editorial] Moving on from the mask mandate

The government should be careful not to return to the draconian control of people’s daily lives if autonomous quarantine fails to curb potential risk factors.

2023.1.29

[Today's Cartoon] 2023.01.30

The Ygovernment has made a decision to lift the 27-month indoor mask mandate for Covid-19, except on public transit, in taxis and at hospitals.

2023.1.29

Jee Young-mee, chief of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) takes off her mask before speaking with the press on the latest on the indoor mask mandate in Korea on Friday.[NEWS1]

Indoor mask mandate to be downgraded to recommendation as early as January

The indoor mask mandate in Korea will be downgraded to a recommendation, as early as next month, but only when certain conditions are met, said health authorities...

2022.12.23

[Column] It’s too early to take off face masks

To protect high-risk groups and prevent a rapid spread, Korea needs to keep a mask-mandate in public transportation and nursing facilities as well as high-risk facilities in hospitals until Covid-19 becomes endemic like the flu.

2022.12.22

Visitors to a mall in Seoul walk past a sign on Thursday that reminds the public to wear their masks. [YONHAP]

Indoor mask mandate in Korea could soon be ended

Korea’s indoor mask mandate could soon be lifted. But people using mass transit and medical and welfare facilities will likely remain required to mask up.

2022.12.22

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks during a meeting at the Seoul government complex on Friday. [NEWS1]

Fate of Korea's indoor mask mandate to be decided this month

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that the decision on lifting the indoor mask mandate will be made within the month. “The specific criteria for judgment on the matter will be determined through an open debate during the month," said Han.

2022.12.9

People wear masks at a book store in Seoul on Thursday as the indoor mask mandate is still in effect, as warned on the sign. [YONHAP]

Mask mandate may be loosened in January

Korea may lift the indoor mask mandate, one of its last Covid restrictions, as early as January.

2022.12.7

Minister of the Interior and Safety and Second Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Lee Sang-min speaks at a headquarters meeting on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Decision on Korea's indoor mask mandate to be made by end of year

The fate of Korea's indoor mask mandate will be decided by the end of the month. The government “will discuss the adjustment direction for the mandatory wearing of masks indoors and come up with a final plan by the end of this month."

2022.12.7

People wearing masks spend time at a bookstore in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Province threatens to end indoor mask mandate on its own

South Chungcheong vowed to end the indoor mask mandate on its own if it isn't lifted nationwide.

2022.12.5

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