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Reuters
Health
Soo-hyang Choi

EXPLAINED: S korea to lift most covid curbs from next week yonhap | Rare Historical Photos

FILE PHOTO: Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo

South Korea said on Friday it will drop most COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions next week including a midnight curfew on eateries as the Omicron surge in cases shows signs of waning, although people will still have to wear masks.

From April 18, the midnight curfew on restaurants and other businesses will be scrapped, along with the cap on private gatherings which was set at 10, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum told a coronavirus response meeting.

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