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Korea's national response to COVID-19 outbreak
The government is making all-out efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and prevent its further spread at the national level. This page contains all government policies and actions toward this end, the latest news and updated information on the situation.
🎧 Outdoor mask mandate to be lifted on May 2
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on April 29 in a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government Complex-Seoul announced that the outdoo...
Apr 29,2022
Eating at theaters, supermarkets allowed, COVID-19's alert level cut
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from April 25 allowed the consumption of food inside indoor facilities such as movie theaters and supermarket...
Apr 25,2022
Schools to resume full in-person classes next month: minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hae on April 20 holds a briefing at Government Complex-Seoul to announce the nation's full return to regular schoo...
Apr 22,2022
Foreign media follow Korea's lifting of social distancing measures
The world is watching Korea's lifting of most social distancing measures from April 18 except the mask mandate. Shown are people on the same day eating at the food court ...
Apr 18,2022
🎧 All social distancing measures to be lifted from April 18
The government on April 18 will lift all social distancing measures for the COVID-19 pandemic. Shown are the streets of the popular Hongdae area on April 13 in Seoul's Ma...
Apr 15,2022
🎧 President calls Korea 'leader in lowering COVID-19 to endemic level'
President Moon Jae-in on April 5 speaks at his 15th Cabinet meeting hosted by the Presidential Secretariat building of Yeomingwan at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's Faceb...
Apr 06,2022
🎧 CNN: Korea's low COVID-19 death toll stems from high vaccination rate
CNN says Korea's relatively low death rate from COVID-19 is because of its high vaccination rate. With the Korean government from April 1 exempting fully vaccinated trave...
Apr 04,2022
Gathering limit raised to 10 people, curfew expanded to midnight
Social distancing measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 on April 4 were eased by extending the operating hours of multipurpose facilities by an hour to midnight and all...
Apr 04,2022
COVID-19 vaccines drive record 2021 for health sector exports
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute on March 28 said health sector exports last year reached a record-high USD 25.7 billion. Shown are SK Bioscience researche...
Mar 29,2022
Q-code screening to quicken immigration process at Incheon airport
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on March 16 said that from March 21, the Quarantine Information Pre-entry System, or Q-Code, will be applied to all passen...
Mar 18,2022
