Women wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus take selfies in a field of cosmos flowers at Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 5, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





An electric screen shows a ban on rallies as a South Korean police officer wearing a face mask and face shield stands guard to block protesters' possible rallies against the government in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, October 9, 2020. Seoul city temporarily banned outdoor rallies with 10 or more people over infection risks against the spread of the coronavirus. The Korean letters read: “Prohibition of rallies across the Seoul city”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





In a photo taken on October 18, 2020 a surfer falls on a wave at the Wave Park wave pool in Siheung, near Incheon. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





A man watches a TV screen during a news program reporting about the military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the North Korea's ruling Workers' party, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a wall outside the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, October 22, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus pray during a service at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 19, 2020. South Korea on Monday began testing tens of thousands of employees of hospitals and nursing homes to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks at live-in facilities. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attend a service at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 19, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





A boy and his father wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus watch dinosaurs made of chrysanthemum flowers during the Chrysanthemum festival at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 19, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Performers wearing traditional guard uniforms and protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, stand during a re-enactment ceremony of the changing of the Royal Guards, in front of the main gate of the Deoksu Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, October 20, 2020. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Flames and smoke rise from a fire at an apartment building in Ulsan on October 9, 2020. The Yonhap news agency reported that firefighters were struggling to put out the fire for more than nine hours, and that at least 88 people were sent to hospitals for smoke inhalation. (Photo by Yonhap/AFP Photo/Stringer)





Firefighters extinguish a fire at an apartment building in Ulsan, South Korea, 09 October 2020. At least 88 residents were transported to hospital after the fire occurred around 11:07 pm the previous day. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A woman takes a selfie as her friend adjusts her makeup in a pink muhly grass field amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at a park in Hanam, South Korea, October 13, 2020. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





In an aerial photo taken on October 7, 2020 “rice art” is displayed in a rice field in Suncheon. The “rice art” is part of an annual promotional event which required the planting of different types of rice to create images in the crop when viewed from above. The image depicts various animals including local mascots; a crane and a fish, and a ladybird as a symbol of organic farming practice. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





A conservative anti-government protester sits on the ground following an altercation with police during an attempted rally in the central Gwanghwamun district of Seoul as South Korea marks 'Foundation Day' on October 3, 2020. Conservative groups had planned to hold anti-govenment rallies throughout central Seoul, which were banned by police due to concerns over the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask holds her smartphone near the wire fences decorated with ribbons written with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, October 11, 2020. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other weapons Saturday. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus pass by a statue with a face mask at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, October 16, 2020. South Korea's daily coronavirus tally has dropped below 50 for the first time in more than two weeks despite reports of small-scale local infections. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk by a poster informing mandatory mask wearing, at a bus station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, October 12, 2020. The poster reads “Which mask would you wear?”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Members of the Musai Dance company perform a show entitled Gyeonghoeru as part of the 6th annual royal culture festival, at Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul on October 14, 2020. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





In a photo taken on October 7, 2020 a woman holds two dogs as she waits for a train in Suncheon. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)