S.Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks throughout a gathering of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters about measures to cope with the coronavirus pandemic on the presidential workplace in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2023. (AP)
South Korea on Thursday introduced an finish to nearly all restrictions imposed within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am pleased that our people will reclaim their everyday lives after three years and four months,” President Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned, declaring an finish to the pandemic restrictions.
He was addressing a gathering of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the presidential workplace, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
According to the World-meters web site, South Korea has reported 31.4 million coronavirus circumstances together with 34,583 deaths since COVID-19 was first reported in December 2019 within the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan.
According to new measures which can take impact from June 1, the seven-day obligatory isolation interval for COVID-19 sufferers will probably be diminished to 5 days, Yoon mentioned.
“The indoor mask mandate will be lifted everywhere except for hospitals with rooms for hospitalization, and the PCR test-upon-arrival recommendation will be removed,” the report mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
