South Korea will ditch all remaining social distancing measures next week while downgrading Covid-19 to a “Class 2” disease alongside conditions such as tuberculosis and cholera.
The east Asian country’s decision to remove restrictions offers a stark contrast with neighbouring North Korea and China, both of which continue to wrestle with variations of their “zero-Covid” approach.
South Korean authorities announced on Friday that a midnight curfew on bars, cafés and restaurants, and restrictions on the size of private gatherings and on the number of people able to gather for large-scale events will all be lifted on Monday.
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