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Covid 19 - Dispatch from Seoul | masks

0 new domestic cases in South Korea for the past 2 days - we are slowly getting there! As the global pandemic continues worldwide, I will continue documenting the situation from here. Touristic sites are mostly empty most of the international flights have come to a stop but people have continued to wear masks, even by themselves in empty spaces as a courtesy in case of a sudden encounter. Those new landscapes give an eerie feeling of what is to come in the rest of the world

The royal guard performers at the Gyeongbokgung palace are wearing masks - but theirs are special are they are embroidered with a mystical creature from the Korean folklore that are suppose to protect people from plagues.

The royal guard performers at the Gyeongbokgung palace are wearing masks - but theirs are special are they are embroidered with a mystical creature from the Korean folklore that are suppose to protect people from plagues.

The Gyeongbokgung palace, one of the most touristic site in Seoul is mostly empty.

A royal guard performers at the Gyeongbokgung palace are wearing a mask.

Even in large empty spaces such as the DDP, people are wearing masks.

Even in large empty spaces such as the DDP, people are wearing masks.

all images by Tim Franco. Get in touch at timfranco@gmail.com if interested