Table 1 Timeline of COVID-19 policy phases in South Korea and PM2.5 sampling periods.

From: Source apportionment and dynamics of PM2.5 across regions during and after the coronavirus 2019 pandemic

Category

Period

Contents

Pandemic

Aug 1, 2020–Apr 18, 2022

- May 6, 2020: Start date of relaxed lockdown policy

- Aug 1, 2020: Start date of PM2.5 sampling

- Apr 18, 2022: End date of all lockdown

policy in Korea

Post-pandemic

Apr 19, 2022–Mar 31, 2024

- Mar. 31, 2024: End date of PM2.5 sampling