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(2nd LD) Outdoor mask mandate to end Monday

(ATTN: ADDS transition team's response in last 4 paras)By Joo Kyung-donSEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift the outdoor mask mandate Monday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said, though people will still need to wear a mask when they att
(URGENT) Transition team says lifting outdoor mask mandate 'premature'

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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay in 50,000s before lifting of outdoor mask mandate

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SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 50,000s for the second straight day on Friday ahead of next week's lifting of the outdoor mask mandate.The country reported 50,568 new COVID-19 infections, includ
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 136 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 22,724: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop to 50,568: KDCA

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(LEAD) Outdoor mask mandate to end Monday

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 3rd para, photos)By Joo Kyung-donSEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift the outdoor mask mandate Monday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said, though people will still need to wear a mask when they attend gatherings
Outdoor mask mandate to end next week

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SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift the outdoor mask mandate next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, though people will still need to wear a mask when they attend gatherings of 50 or more people or use multiuse facilities. T
(URGENT) Gov't to lift outdoor mask mandate next week, except for at multiuse facilities, 50-plus gatherings: PM

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on April 29.Korean-language dailies-- Welcoming 'endemic' while forgetting 0.13 percent of COVID-19 fatality rate (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Suffocating face
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(LEAD) S. Korea reports 57,464 new cases amid slowdown of omicron wave

(ATTN: UPDATES with 9 p.m. tally in paras 7-8; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases went down to fewer than 60,000 on Thursday as most of the country's virus restrictions have been lifted amid the s
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Gov't likely to lift outdoor mask mandate next week

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The government is likely to lift the outdoor mask mandate next week, officials here said Thursday. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is expected to announce the decision during a COVID-19 response meeting Friday as the country c
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Military reports 1,072 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Thursday reported 1,072 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its service members to 130,698.The new cases included 697 from the Army, 189 from the Air Force, 75 from the
S. Korea reports 57,464 new cases amid slowdown of omicron wave

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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases went down to fewer than 60,000 on Thursday as most of the country's virus restrictions have been lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 57,464 new
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 122 COVID-19 deaths, total at 22,588: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop to 57,464: KDCA

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(2nd LD) S. Korea reports 76,787 new cases amid slowdown of omicron wave

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest tally in para 4)SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported fewer than 80,000 daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as most of the country's virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. T
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(LEAD) S. Korea reports 76,787 new cases amid slowdown of omicron wave

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photos)SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported fewer than 80,000 daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as most of the country's virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omic
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(LEAD) Incoming gov't to determine whether to lift outdoor mask mandate in late May

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of Ahn's press briefing from 3rd para)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The incoming government of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will determine whether to lift an outdoor mask mandate in late May, the transitio
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Celltrion's autoimmune disease biosimilar to land in U.S. in July 2023

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said Wednesday it will begin sales of its autoimmune disease biosimilar Yuflymain in the United States in July 2023.The plan comes as Celltrion has settled a p
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Military reports 1,458 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Wednesday reported 1,458 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its service members to 129,626.The new cases included 989 from the Army, 144 from the Navy, 126 from the Ma