S. Korea eases indoor mask mandate

S. Korea eases indoor mask mandate

People sit in a cafe in Seoul on Jan. 30, 2023, without wearing face masks. South Korea the same day lifted most of its mandatory rules for the wearing of masks indoors after more than two years, with the country believed to have entered a downward trend in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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