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South Korea lifts restrictions as vaccination rate increases

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Seoul, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea announced Friday it would relax restrictions to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus due to vaccination increasing and infection rates stabilizing.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said meetings of up to eight people would be allowed in the capital region (where more than half of 51 million South Koreans live) from Monday after 6 p.m. so long as at least four of those people have been completely vaccinated. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE B-ROLL OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

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