S. Korea unveils new blueprint for “Living with COVID-19“

내달 1일부터 위드코로나…3단계 방역완화로 1월엔 일상 누린다 It’s been more than a year and nine months since South Korea saw its very first case of COVID-19. Now, with more than 70 percent of the population fully vaccinated, the authorities are preparing for a gradual return to normal life. And today, they gave a rough idea of what we can expect. Choi Min-jung reports. The South Korean government has unveiled a new blueprint on how it plans to live with COVID-19. The recovery to normal life will be carried out in three phases at 6-week intervals. The first phase will begin on November first, the second in mid-December, and the final phase in late January. Under the first phase,... all facilities except for those considered high-risk will be able to operate 24 hours a day. High-risk facilities include night-life entertainment facilities and fitness centers. But they will still be able to open until midnight. A “vaccine pass“ will be required for these high-risk facilities to prove that people have been fully vaccinated or have teste