Korean Officials Say Indoor Mask Mandates May Be Relieved Early Next Year

People in Korea may have to wait until after the holidays before any relief on the indoor mask mandate happens:

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]

Korea may lift the indoor mask mandate, one of its last Covid restrictions, as early as January.  
   
Still, masks are likely to be required in hospitals and on public transport.  
   
Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Peck Kyong-ran announced Wednesday that the government will ease the indoor mask-wearing rule early next year. The only other major Covid restriction still in force is the mandatory seven-day quarantine for confirmed patients. 

Joong Ang Ilbo

You can read more at the link, but what is happening is that the government officials are going to wait until after the holiday travel period and see if another COVID wave happens. If one does then don’t expect to have the mask mandate lifted.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
1 year ago

Serfs will, of course, comply.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
1 year ago

never worked, most likely made thing much worse….like the fake vax.

Korean Man
Korean Man
1 year ago

This will only worsen the situation for setnaffa to spread COVID and cancer everywhere. Better to deny his Visa to enter Korea.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 year ago

It turns out masks are even less effective at stopping cancer transmission than stopping covid transmission.

You just don’t understand the science, man.

Korean Person
Korean Person
1 year ago

Better to deny his Visa to enter Korea.

Setnaffa should be grateful he is not in Korea.

Considering that he tried to start a conspiracy theory and spread fake news about the Itaewon tragedy, he would have been investigated by the Cyber Investigation Bureau of the Korean National Police

Which means he would have to pay a fine and/or spend time in a Korean prison and face lawsuits from the families of the deceased.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 year ago

Wow, this Setnaffa guy you are talking about sounds like one terrible person.

I’m glad you informed me of this. It has really made my opinion of him so bad. I think I am not going to recommend him for this fat IT contract coming up.

I hope he doesn’t blame you for that and take you to a Korean court where he will be able to show how your defamation caused not just loss of reputation but true monetary damage.

Hopefully you will simply apologize for the misunderstanding and wire him 3 million dollars to make up for his loss.

Korean Person
Korean Person
1 year ago

ChickenHead

So let me get this straight.

You are going to self-cancel your own IT contract.

:LOL!

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 year ago

If I agree with that statement, does it mean we each get 1.5 million?

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