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Ca Omicron drops sharply, Korea removes most restrictions

Ca Omicron dropped sharply, Korea removed most restrictions - Photo 1.

South Korea has removed many social distancing regulations but has not yet given up wearing masks – Photo: REUTERS

Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum said that epidemic prevention regulations, including a curfew and a limit of gatherings of less than 10 people, will be lifted from April 18.

Particularly, the restriction on eating and drinking in the house like cinemas will be removed from April 25.

However, people will have to wear masks in indoor spaces “for a long time” to prevent another outbreak. If cases decrease in the next two weeks, the requirement to wear masks outdoors will be considered.

According to AFP news agency, there is ample evidence that the risk of spreading COVID-19 outdoors is extremely low. Many countries, including the US, have assumed that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors.

The decision of the Korean authorities is seen as a turning point after two years of strict isolation, putting a lot of pressure on the economy in general.

South Korea’s daily number of cases fell below 100,000 last week, down from a peak of 620,000 in mid-March. Based on the data, authorities say South Korea has passed the peak of the outbreak. Omicron.

More than 86 percent of South Korea’s approximately 51 million people have been fully vaccinated, and more than 63 percent have received a booster dose.

About 20,000 Koreans have died from COVID-19, a mortality rate of 0.13%, one of the lowest in the world.

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