Korea decided to lift the use of mask indoors on Jan. 30
Korea has decided to lift its indoor mask mandate on
Jan. 30.
"The mandate will be
adjusted to a recommendation," said Prime Minister ‘Han Duck-soo’ in a
Covid-19 response meeting in Seoul on Friday.
But masks will still be
required on public transportation and in medical facilities such as hospitals,
clinics and pharmacies.
Korea reported its first
Covid-19 case exactly three years ago on Friday, on Jan. 20, 2020.
Masks have been required
in both indoor and outdoor spaces from Oct. 13, 2020. The outdoor mask mandate
was lifted in degrees starting last May, and completely on Sept. 26 last year.
Most countries around the
world have lifted their mask mandates, with only a handful of others, such as
Egypt, Taiwan and Japan, still requiring masks indoors. Both Taiwan and Japan
had also recently announced they may lift the indoor mask mandate after the
Lunar New Year holidays.
The seven-day quarantine
mandate for those infected with Covid-19 still stands.