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Fri, January 27, 2023 | 19:34
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First day of relaxed outdoors mask regulations sees mixed response
야외 마스크 규제 완화 첫날, 엇갈린 반응
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Students at Chonnam National University in Gwangju chat on Monday, the first day when the first relaxation of mask wearing regulations came into effect as the national daily COVID-19 infection case number continue to gradually decline. Yonhap
Students at Chonnam National University in Gwangju chat on Monday, the first day when the first relaxation of mask wearing regulations came into effect as the national daily COVID-19 infection case number continue to gradually decline. Yonhap

Daily COVID-19 infection cases drop to 20,084, lowest in nearly 3 months
일일 코로나 확진자 20,084명으로 3개월 만에 최저


By Ko Dong-hwan

Monday marked the first day when the lifting of the outdoor mask mandate came into effect, 566 days since the nation introduced it in October 2020. Despite the relaxed rules, people seen in crowded city streets on Monday morning included both masked and unmasked members of the public.
2020년 10월 전국적으로 마스크 의무 착용이 시행된 지 566일 만인 월요일은 야외 마스크 의무가 해제된 첫 날이었다. 완화된 규제에도 불구하고 월요일 아침 혼잡한 도시의 거리에서는 마스크를 쓴 사람과 쓰지 않은 사람이 모두 있었다.


There were those with their mask in-hand while walking who only put it on when boarding public transport, so as to abide by the national quarantine regulations that still requires masks to be worn in enclosed or indoors spaces.
아직까지 밀폐된 공간이나 실내에서는 마스크를 착용해야 하는 국가 방역수칙을 준수하기 위해 대중교통을 탈 때만 마스크를 착용하고 거리에서는 마스크를 들고 다니는 사람들도 있었다.


It may be that news of the mandate's lift on Monday hasn't reached all, as some wearing masks may still think the measure is in place. Or it may be that the eased quarantine regulation simply needs more time for more members of the public to put themselves at ease and expose their faces more comfortably.
마스크를 착용한 일부 사람들이 여전히 규제가 시행되고 있다고 생각할 수 있기 때문에 월요일 의무 해제 소식이 아직 모두에게 전해지지 않았을 수도 있다. 혹은 완화된 방역 수칙을 통해 더 많은 시민들이 안심하고 얼굴을 더 편안하게 노출하기까지는 더 많은 시간이 필요할 수 있다.


"I feel weird that I don't have to wear it anymore," one of the passers-by wearing her mask in Seoul told The Korea Times, asking not to be named. "I think I've become accustomed to wearing it so I was reluctant to go outside without it this morning. I want to take time and see how others are doing before I decide to go mask-free."
익명을 요청한 마스크를 쓴 서울의 한 행인은 코리아타임스와의 인터뷰에서 "(마스크를) 더 이상 쓰지 않아도 돼 기분이 이상하다"고 말했다. "마스크 착용에 익숙해졌는지 오늘 아침에는 마스크 없이 외출하기가 꺼려졌다. 마스크를 쓰지 않기로 결정하기 전에 시간을 두고 다른 사람들은 어떻게 하는지 일단 보고 싶다."


One 39 year old man not wearing a mask, on the other hand, seemed vibrant. "I have been looking forward to this day," he said on his way to work in Seoul's Jung District.
반면 마스크를 착용하지 않은 한 남성(39)은 활기차 보였다. 이 남성은 서울 중구로의 출근길에 "오늘을 손꼽아 기다렸다"고 말했다.

KEY WORDS
■ mandate 지시[명령]
■ come into effect 시행되다
■ abide by 준수하다, 지키다
■ be/become accustomed to ~에 익숙하다
■ passer-by 행인
■ vibrant 활기찬

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