Duty disappears in places with more than 50 people… ‘No Mask’ such as stadiums and theme parks
Not worn, but a lot of them are still used… “Shiwon and Holgabun” vs “It’s still awkward”
Large business establishments maintain their own wearing guidelines… Recommendation to “write” even for large gatherings
On the 26th, when the obligation to wear an outdoor mask was completely lifted following a year and five months, in city parks and tourist spots, citizens took off their masks and breathed in the cool autumn breeze.
However, even if the duty to wear outdoors has been lifted, there are many people who are hesitant to take off the mask as the era of the pandemic is still not over.
Large business establishments, which are heavily affected by mass infection, have maintained their own guidelines for wearing outdoor masks and have not slowed down the reins of blocking infectious diseases.
From this day on, as the guidelines ‘must wear a mask at outdoor gatherings, performances, and games attended by 50 or more people’ were lifted, spectators who visited the soccer stadium took off their masks and shouted “Dae-Han Min-guk” loudly.
About half of the soccer fans who visited the Uzbekistan evaluation match between the U-23 Olympic men’s soccer team and Uzbekistan held at 8 pm at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Gyeonggi-do took off their masks and cheered.
Kim Se-ron (29) said, “I had to wear a mask even when I was in a relationship, and the most frustrating thing was that I mightn’t eat as much as I wanted.
I used to be sanctioned even if I lowered the mask a little bit, but today I feel free and comfortable.”
He continued, “As there aren’t many spectators, today, I’m going to cheer up with ‘One Dang Baek’ by making a louder voice than usual.”
The number of citizens who are not wearing masks in everyday spaces, including the streets, has increased significantly.
Everland, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, has seen visitors with masks under their chins or in their hands since the opening at 10 am.
Although there were many mask wearers, there were also many visitors who took off their masks and took pictures with their family, friends and lovers in the square in front of the main gate, where cute props and sculptures were installed.
Among the people queuing in the outdoor space to ride the rides, they were seen taking off their masks and eating food or talking with their companions.
A housewife, 32, said that she had come a long way with her kindergartener son from Gwangju Metropolitan City. “When the spread of COVID-19 was severe, children had to wear masks to play outside, so it was a pity every time I watched them.” It’s cool and easygoing,” he said.
A female visitor in her 60s who took off her mask and watched her granddaughter running around said, “It’s nice to be able to take a picture of the child taking off the mask. “I plan to make people wear masks in this close gathering place,” he said.
While the elementary school affiliated with Chung-Ang University of Education in Dongjak-gu, Seoul left it to the students to decide whether to wear a mask or not, regarding half of the third-year students who participated in the autumn sports day held at the playground took off their masks.
Park Mo (9), a 3rd grader who has been wearing a mask since entering this school, said, “It’s good to take off the mask though.
cool,” he said.
However, many of the citizens who met in Suwon and Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, were still wearing masks.
Citizens of metropolitan cities across the country, such as Incheon, Daegu, and Gwangju, also busily headed to work wearing masks.
Immo (29), who used Suwon Station on Subway Line 1, said, “Even if it’s outdoors, it’s still noticeable to take off the mask in crowded places, so I wore it all the way to work.”
Another subway user, Baek (28), said, “I’m so used to wearing a mask outdoors, everyone seems to wear it even following the mandatory measures are lifted.”
There were many people who hesitated to take off their masks, even among citizens who went outdoors to tourist destinations or city parks.
Kim, 56, a tourist who visited Saebyeol Oreum in Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, said, “The flu is also prevalent, so I still feel uneasy regarding taking off the mask.
Now that I am used to the mask, I will continue to use it if possible.”
A citizen (51) who visited Yongji Lake Park in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, said, “I’m used to wearing socks now,” and said that he would continue to wear a mask for the time being.
Although the duty was lifted, the movement to self-recommend to wear an outdoor mask to prevent the spread of infectious diseases continued.
Major petrochemical companies in Ulsan, such as S-Oil’s Onsan plant and SK Ulsan Complex, have decided to maintain the guidelines for wearing outdoor masks inside the plant site.
According to the guidelines, the company’s employees and workers wore masks when going to and from the cafeteria or outdoors.
An oil company official said, “The sudden spread of Corona 19 may affect production.
The Gyeonggi-do Bus Labor Union Council, which held a street rally of 3,000 people that day, also recommended that participants wear masks.
At the rally site held on the road next to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office in Suwon-si at 2:00 pm, the organizers occasionally broadcasted an announcement saying, “Please wear a mask well even if it is not compulsory.” .
“It is said that the number has decreased, but if there is even a word that the infection has spread through the rally, the purpose of the rally will be overshadowed,” said Lee (52), a participant in the rally.
An official from the council said, “I think bus workers should be more thorough in quarantine as they come in contact with a large number of citizens.”
(Reporters Kang Su-hwan Kang Tae-hyun Kwon Jun-woo Kim Geun-joo Kim Dong-min Kim Sang-yeon Kim Jae-hong Na Bo-bae Park Ji-ho Jeong Hoe-sung Chun Kyung-hwan Choi Jae-hoon Choi Jong-ho Hwang Su-bin Yun Woo-sung Kim Sol)
/yunhap news
