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South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows

People relax at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) People relax at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Women wearing face masks ride a bicycle at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) People wearing face masks pass by a poster reminding precautions against the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) People wearing face masks pass by a poster reminding precautions against the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus cleans an escalator at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus passes by a sign reminding the precautions to take against the coronavirus at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near the flowers at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride an escalator in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus passes by a sign reminding the precautions to take against the coronavirus at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus is silhouetted in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits on a bench while maintaining social distancing at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows