South Korea
South Korea has long been one of the few success stories throughout the pandemic, having achieved low case and death rates since even before the advent of available vaccines. This fall, the highly vaccinated country announced it would lift some of its strictest pandemic-related regulations as part of its plan to live with the virus. But the rapid jump in cases recently, likely fueled by Omicron, has led to the return of restricted hours for restaurants and other public places.
