South Korea to allow eating at movie theatres, indoor gyms

Following South Korea’s move last week to lift several Covid-19 restrictions, the country’s PM announced on Friday that next week, people will be allowed to eat in many public spaces. These include movie theatres, indoor gyms, religious centres, trains, and busses.

The PM, Kim Boo-kyum, said the government will consult with health authorities and related groups to decide how to tackle concerns about social distancing. Kim also confirmed that the COVID-19 infectious disease level will be lowered to the second-highest level out of the four-level system from Monday.

Last week, South Korea lifted the cap on gatherings, and business hour curfews. It is still enforcing a mask mandate, though. During a Covid-19 response meeting on Friday, Kim said the average daily number of Covid-19 cases had declined about 40 percent from a week ago. He said there were also fewer serious cases and…