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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing.

People will still be required to wear masks indoors, but authorities could remove an outdoor mask mandate if the coronavirus further slows over the next two weeks, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said in a government briefing Friday.

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