LIFTED. A citizen undergoes a Covid-19 test at a makeshift testing station in Seoul on June 6, 2022. South Korea has lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals. (Yonhap) SEOUL - South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in Covid-19 cases. The country added 13,358 Covid-19 infections, including 59 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,188,200, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily caseload had stayed below 10,000 from Sunday through Tuesday on fewer tests over the weekend and the Memorial Day holiday that fell on Monday. Wednesday's figure is still about 20 percent fewer than that logged a week earlier amid the continued downward trend after reaching the peak of more than 621,000 on March 17. The country added six Covid-19 deaths, the lowest number in about
South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in COVID-19 cases.The country added 13,358 COVID-19 infections, .
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