New cases of Kovid-19 in South Korea were recorded below 10,000 for the third day

Seoul (IANS) South Korea reported new Covid-19 cases below 10,000 for the third day in a row on Saturday, ahead of lifting the mask requirement for public transport. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that 9,259 new cases of Kovid-19 were registered in the country. With this, the total number of infected people in the country has increased to 30,690,223.

Yonhap news agency reported that the latest count was slightly higher than the previous day’s 9,065 and down 750 from 10,009 a week ago.

According to KDCA, four people have died due to Kovid-19, with this the total death toll has increased to 34,159. While the number of seriously ill patients decreased by 11 from the previous day to 129.

The government is planning to lift the mask requirement for public transport on Monday, less than two months after removing the mask requirement for most indoor places except public transport, hospitals and some other high-risk areas.

Masks will be mandatory for medical facilities, pharmacies and other places prone to infection. Pharmacies in open public places, such as discount stores and train stations, would be exempt from the requirement.