1. The South Korean government has announced on Friday that it will fully lift the current social distancing measures, except for the mask mandates starting from next Monday. Meanwhile, the number of new COVID-19 cases today stands at 125-thousand 8-hundred-46.
2. North Korean media outlets said Friday that it will celebrate the 110th year anniversary of the late Kim Il-sung’s birthday with fireworks. However, there is no indication that it conducted a military parade.
3. The Moon administration nominated former judge Kim Pil-gon as a standing commissioner of the National Election Commission on Friday, explaining that it came after consultations with the incoming administration’s transition team.
