Seoul Reverses Decision to Allow Vaccinated People to Go Maskless
Well that didn’t take long for South Korean authorities to reverse the removal of mask mandates for vaccinated people that went into effect on July 1st:
![Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum presides over a Covid-19 meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in Seoul on Sunday. [NEWS1]](https://i0.wp.com/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2021/07/04/8e6347d7-50de-42e8-b23f-19811b96fbbd.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
Facemasks will remain mandatory in the greater Seoul area — even for vaccinated people — due to a recent surge in virus cases.
Joong Ang Ilbo
In addition, drinking will be banned outdoors after 10 p.m. in parks and riversides in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi.
A planned relaxation of measures has been called off as health authorities deal with a spike in new Covid cases.
More than 80 percent of new cases have been registered in greater Seoul, and the proportion of patients in their 20s and 30s — who are not yet eligible for vaccinations — is on the rise.
As a result, authorities decided to keep mask mandates both indoors and outdoors in the greater Seoul area. From July 1, people who received at least one Covid-19 shot were supposed to be exempted from the outdoor mask mandate. That is no longer the case in the greater Seoul area, but is in most other parts of the country.
You can read more at the link, but if authorities are trying to encourage people to get vaccinated this is not the way to do it.
“Kneel, serf! Show respect to your masters.”
They’re acting just like the old Japanese Samurai…
I just hope the South Korean voters remember this if they’re given the opportunity to vote again.
Let’s all hope setnaffa gets COVID-19, so that we can see if it really is a hoax conspiracy by the world leaders.
Beijing Dude, i grew up “eating dirt” playing outside, had cancer twice, sat nuclear alerts for SAC in the ’70s, and still have seasonal allergies I picked up when I was in grade school.
I’m pretty certain Winnie the Flu has nightmares about me, not the other way ’round.
But just in case that wasn’t the miscellaneous crud that flashed through my office in February 2020, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Meanwhile, be an obedient little serf and cower in your safe space. We wouldn’t want the Emperor’s eunuchs reporting you for unoriginal thoughts.
Yes, and although I have been accused of making tasteless jokes, my sense of decorum forbids me to mention the odor I associate with useful idiots.
Scamdemic