A young man walking without a mask at an indoor facility in Seoul on the 18th (Kyodo)
[Seoul Kyodo]About three weeks have passed since the mandatory wearing of masks indoors as a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus was lifted in South Korea, and “mask removal” is gradually progressing, mainly among the younger generation. The spread of infections seems to be behind this, with 70% of the survey results showing a positive evaluation of deregulation.
From January 30, the South Korean government relaxed the requirement to wear a mask to a “recommendation” except for some facilities such as public transportation and hospitals. “I hope that soon we will be able to begin discussing the complete removal of the mask-wearing obligation and the review of the quarantine obligation for infected people,” said Prime Minister Han Byung-soo at a meeting on measures to deal with the coronavirus on the 17th of this month. The number of new infections on the same day was 10,718, and the downward trend continues.
