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Seoul’s Full Cafes, Apple Store Lines Show Mass Testing Success
- South Korea returning to ‘new normal’ amid coronavirus curbs
- Apple reopens outlet in Seoul, first among shuttered stores
People walk through the Garosu-gil neighborhood of the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea, on April 18.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Cafes bustled with customers, parks teemed with sunbathers, and the first Apple store to reopen outside China had lines snaking out the door as many South Koreans -- almost all wearing masks -- emerged from months of self-isolation.