S. Korea to Fully Shift to ‘Endemic’ from COVID-19 Pandemic Starting Next Month

SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to fully shift to an “endemic” approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, lifting some last-remaining mandates, including indoor mask requirements for hospitals, from next month, officials said Friday. The disaster level of COVID-19 will be downgraded to the lowest tier in South Korea in a way [...]