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Thu, August 11, 2022 | 22:54
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How COVID-19 has altered perceptions of face masks
코로나19는 어떻게 마스크에 대한 인식을 바꿨을까
Posted : 2022-04-18 10:50
Updated : 2022-04-18 10:50
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Gwanghwamun Station on Seoul Metro Line 5 is crowded with people wearing face masks in this photo taken on Aug. 24, 2020, the first day the mask mandate was imposed across the city. Yonhap
Gwanghwamun Station on Seoul Metro Line 5 is crowded with people wearing face masks in this photo taken on Aug. 24, 2020, the first day the mask mandate was imposed across the city. Yonhap

Some people won't give up masks, even if pandemic wanes
팬데믹이 약해져도 일부는 마스크를 포기하지 않을 것


By Lee Hyo-jin

It isn't an exaggeration to say that face masks have become the new normal in Korea, as nearly two years have passed since they have become mandatory in public places amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
진행 중인 코로나19 팬데믹 속 공공 장소에서 마스크 작용이 의무화된지 거의 2년이 지난 지금 한국에서 마스크를 착용이 ‘뉴노멀'이 되었다고 말하는 것은 과장이 아니다.


Before the health crisis began, masks were mostly reserved for celebrities to hide their identity or as a fashion item, or worn in the spring during days of yellow dust or fine dust.
이 건강 위기가 시작되기 전, 마스크는 주로 유명 인사들이 정체를 숨기거나 패션 아이템으로서의 용도로 사용되거나, 혹은 황사나 미세먼지가 심한 봄에 착용되었다.


But now, the protective gear has evolved into a must-have item, changing its perceptions among Koreans.
하지만 지금 이 보호 장비는 필수 착용 아이템으로 진화해 한국인들이 마스크에 대해 가지는 인식을 변화시키고 있다.


However, as the country moves forward from the Omicron wave, whether to wear the masks is soon expected to become a matter of personal choice again, as the government is considering dropping the mandate.
그러나 한국이 오미크론 유행에서 한 발짝 나아가면서 정부는 착용 의무 중단을 고려하고 있어 마스크 착용 여부는 곧 또다시 개인의 선택 문제가 될 것으로 예상된다.


As daily infection numbers are slowing down, the government is shifting its approach to pandemic-related restrictions, moving to a new way of living with the virus by treating it more like an endemic disease.
일일 확진자 수가 감소하기 시작하자 정부는 코로나를 좀더 풍토병처럼 취급하며 이 바이러스와 공존하는 새로운 방식으로 나아가 팬데믹 관련 규제에 대한 접근을 전환하고 있다.


Starting Monday, limits on the operating hours of multiuse facilities and attendance caps at private gatherings have been removed, and the government is mulling the lifting of mandatory face mask rules after a couple of weeks.
월요일부터 다중이용시설 운영 시간 제한과 사적 모임에서의 참여 인원 제한은 해제될 것이며 정부는 2주 후 마스크 의무 착용의 해제도 검토 중이다.


Nevertheless, not everyone seems ready to bid farewell to the masks. Some have discovered unexpected benefits of the protective equipment, while others are still wary of COVID-19 infection.
그럼에도 불구하고 모두가 마스크에 작별을 고할 준비가 된 것처럼 보이지는 않는다. 일부는 이 보호 장비의 예상치 못한 장점을 발견한 한편 또 다른 사람들은 코로나19 감염에 대해 염려하고 있다.


KEY WORDS
■ alter 바꾸다
■ perception 인식
■ wane 약해지다, 줄어들다
■ mandatory 의무적인
■ endemic 고질적인, 풍토적인
■ cap (액수의) 한도

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