“It is encouraging that the number of new cases has decreased in all regions of the world”
“We need to pay attention to seasonal characteristics, mutation progress, etc.”
New York State Abolishes Mandatory Wearing of Masks on Public Transportation
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the number of new cases decreased by 12% compared to the previous week as the number of new cases of COVID-19 decreased in all regions of the world.
While very encouraging, the state of New York has lifted the duty to wear a face mask on public transport following 28 months, warning that it is risky to believe the decline will continue.
This is the report by Lee Dong-heon.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the number of new COVID-19 cases worldwide was less than 4.2 million, down 12% from the previous week.
The death toll decreased by 5% to 3,700.
In particular, the decrease in the number of new cases in all regions of the world is encouraging, but he was wary of premature optimism.
The weekly number of COVID-19 deaths has decreased by more than 80% compared to February, but there is still one death every 44 seconds.
He also warned that as the weather gets colder, close attention is still required as mutations continue in the seasonal nature of the spread of the coronavirus.
In the midst of this, the US state of New York has abolished the duty to wear a mask on public transportation such as subways and buses, which has been in place for 28 months.
It has remained compulsory even when the federal government decided not to force the use of masks on public transportation in April, but this is a move following the recent decline in the number of patients and the approval of a customized vaccine with an Omicron mutation.
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New York State, however, has decided to continue making masks compulsory in aged care facilities and health care facilities.
He also asked residents to respect other people’s wearing of masks even if they take off their masks under their own responsibility.
This is YTN Lee Dong-heon.
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