North Korea appears to lift its COVID-19 mask mandate after years of restrictions
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North Korea appears to have rolled back its COVID-19 mask mandate years after the pandemic began, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
South Korean analysts are speculating that the hermit nation has ended its blanket mask requirements as of the beginning of July.
"Photos carried by the Rodong Sinmun show that the wearing of face masks has notably declined since July 3. They are only worn in extremely rare cases," a spokesperson for South Korea's Unification Ministry told the press.
Pictures from an anti-American rally on June 25 show thousands of citizens masked during political demonstrations.
Unification Ministry officials suspect the decision was made for practical, economic reasons.
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