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| People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of COVID-19 walk along a stream during a lunch break in Seoul, Dec. 9, 2021. AP-Yonhap |
The incoming government of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will determine whether to lift an outdoor mask mandate in late May, its transition team chief said Wednesday.
Ahn Cheol-soo said the decision will depend on the "situation" in late May, noting that Korea is currently reporting a large number of COVID-19 cases compared with other countries.
"If possible, we will allow masks to be taken off outdoors while possibly making it mandatory to wear masks when entering a building," Ahn said during a press briefing, adding the indoor mask mandate will likely continue for some time.
Korea recently lifted all COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, except the mask mandate. (Yonhap)
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