As early as 30, the obligation to wear masks indoors will be partially lifted.

2020Year 10, the obligation to wear a mask in daily life 2 years3months in wear 'recommended' span>level relaxed. The mandatory wearing of outdoor masks was lifted in September last year9.

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo attended the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters(Critical Script) The plan is to preside over the meeting and determine the timing and scope of changing the indoor mask obligation to a recommendation.

Past 17Japan National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee(Infectious Disease Advisory Committee) held a meeting and came up with a recommendation that 1level lifting of the obligation to wear masks indoors. Although the specific mitigation time was not included in the recommendation, the Lunar New Year holidays(21~24days) < span>As announced the day before the start, it is expected that the indoor mask duty will be lifted after the Lunar New Year. This is because when the Lunar New Year begins, the number of people on their way home is expected to increase more than usual.

Even when the mandatory outdoor mask wearing was lifted in two stages, the actual application time was two days over the weekend after the announcement on Friday.

Even if the obligation to wear a mask indoors is lifted, it is still mandatory to wear a mask in high-risk facilities such as medical institutions and public transportation.

The government In phase 1, the indoor mask is voluntarily worn, To protect high-risk groups, medical institutions< /span>·Facilities vulnerable to infections such as pharmacies and nursing hospitals, Maintain wearing duty in public transportation .

2The point of transition is the domestic corona19 The crisis stage ' Severe'; /span>specified when going down. 2The timing of the complete lifting of phase 3is likely to be determined by evaluating the epidemic situation in the spring after 3.< /span>