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South Korea Reverses Decision to Ease Mask Rule in Seoul Area

People wearing masks walk through the Hongdae shopping district in Seoul.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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By Youkyung Lee

July 4, 2021 at 9:23 AM UTC

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South Korea reversed a decision to relax mask rules in the capital Seoul and its metropolitan area after a spike in Covid-19 cases, driven by people 20s and 30s and the rapidly spreading delta variant.