New Chinese ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun arrives in the country that had shut down its borders to prevent COVID-19 infections, filling the post vacated by his predecessor about 15 month ago, a source familiar with bilateral relations says.
COVID-19 movement restrictions have been lifted in North Korea s capital of Pyongyang, weeks after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the country, an informed source in Beijing says.
South Korea to allow people to take masks off outside from May 2 amid a decreasing trend in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum says.
South Korea sees a record-high number of coronavirus cases, with more than 600,000 new infections reported in a single day amid the ongoing spread of the Omicron variant.
South Korea strengthens restrictions on dining and private gatherings in response to a surge in coronavirus cases, with the government urging the public to get booster vaccine shots so they can be better protected against highly contagious variants.