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Apr 1, 2022 · With the spread of the delta variant in the summer of 2021, South Korea is experiencing the highest number of daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic. In response, the government continues to mandate strict physical distancing and mass masking, as well as rolling out the vaccination scheme.
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Mar 25, 2021 · Although masking remained as one of the standard measures later in the century, it was by no means a stable fixture. We argue that the current practice of mass masking in South Korea was a result of reenacting the experience with facial masks. In other words, what we see in South Korea today is neither a product of ingrained cultural values ...
- Heewon Kim, Hyungsub Choi
- 2021
Mar 25, 2021 · Health Policy / history. History, 20th Century. History, 21st Century. Humans. Masks* Public Health / history. Republic of Korea. How can we explain the divergence of social commitment to mass masking as public health measures in the global response to COVID-19?
Dec 7, 2022 · Updated. Dec 07, 2022, 05:59 PM. SEOUL - South Korea’s pandemic response authorities proposed on Wednesday to lift the nationwide indoor mask mandate as early as January next year, with...
Apr 29, 2022 · South Korea, one of the first COVID-19 hotspots of the pandemic, imposed a mandatory mask policy in October 2020. Nearly two years and over 17 million confirmed cases later, the mask mandate...
Jun 3, 2021 · That was the approach taken in global Covid-19 success stories like South Korea. A test-trace-isolate program is easier to set up when cases are still limited, as they were during the...
Jul 31, 2022 · A history of 'mass masking' in South Korea When South Korea dropped its mandate on outdoor mask usage in May, Reuters reported many people were reluctant to give up the face coverings, due to ...
