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Wed, November 29, 2023 | 18:29
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NATIONALKorea to lift mask mandate on public transportation starting Monday
한국, 20일부터 대중교통 '노마스크’
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Commuters wearing masks wait for buses at a stop in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap15일 서울시내 한 버스정류장에서 마스크를 쓴 출근길 시민들이 버스를 기다리고 있다. 연합
Commuters wearing masks wait for buses at a stop in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap
15일 서울시내 한 버스정류장에서 마스크를 쓴 출근길 시민들이 버스를 기다리고 있다. 연합

By Jun Ji-hye


The government has decided to lift the mask mandate on public transportation, including buses, subways and airplanes, starting Monday as the COVID-19 situation continues to stabilize, health authorities said Wednesday.
15일 보건 당국은 코로나19 유행 상황이 안정적이라는 판단에 따라 20일부터 버스, 지하철, 비행기 등 대중교통에서 마스크 착용 의무를 해제하기로 했다고 밝혔다.


The mask mandate was enforced in Korea starting in October 2020 when the pandemic raged.
마스크 착용 의무는 코로나19 팬데믹이 유행하기 시작한 2020년 10월부터 한국에 도입되었다.


During a government meeting on COVID-19 responses, Vice Interior Minister Han Chang-seob said the decision was made in consideration of the COVID-19 infection numbers, which have continued decreasing even after the government lifted most of the mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules on Jan. 30.
한창섭 행정안전부 차관은 코로나19 확진자가 지난 1월 30일 실내 마스크 착용 의무 해제 후에도 지속적으로 감소하고 있는 상황을 고려해 이러한 결정을 내렸다고 밝혔다.


"The daily average number of virus cases has decreased by 38 percent even after mask-wearing requirements were adjusted on Jan. 30, while the number of new seriously ill patients has fallen by 55 percent," Han said.
한 차관은 "지난 1월 30일 실내 마스크 착용 의무 조정이 있고 난 후에도 일평균 확진자 수가 38%, 신규 위중증 환자 수는 55% 감소했다"고 밝혔다.


"Plus, mutant virus variants have not been discovered in recent weeks. The virus situation has been in a stable condition."
"또한 최근 신규 변이도 나타나지 않았다. 안정적인 방역 관리가 가능한 상황이다."


Han, however, added that the government still "actively recommends" people who use public transportation during rush hour as well as those who are in high-risk groups or have symptoms associated with COVID-19 to continue to wear masks on public transportation.
그러나 한 차관은 혼잡 시간대에 대중교통을 이용하거나 고위험군에 속한 경우, 코로나19 관련 증상이 나타나는 경우에는 대중교통 이용 시 여전히 마스크를 착용할 것을 정부는 "적극적으로 권장한다"고 덧붙였다.


In May last year, the government lifted the outdoor mask mandate in a major step toward a return to pre-COVID normality.
지난해 5월 정부는 코로나 전 일상으로 돌아가기 위한 중요한 진전으로 실외 마스크 착용 의무를 해제했다.


Then on Jan. 30, most of the mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules were lifted. But the mandate has still remained in place at hospitals, pharmacies, other vulnerable facilities such as geriatric hospitals and public transportation.
지난 1월 30일에는 대부분의 실내 마스크 착용 의무가 해제되었다. 하지만 병원, 약국, 혹은 요양병원이나 대중교통과 같은 다른 취약 시설에서는 여전히 의무가 유지되고 있었다.

KEY WORDS
■ lift (제재를) 풀다
■ stabilize 안정되다
■ enforce 시행하다
■ rage 맹렬히 계속되다
■ decrease 줄다, 감소하다
■ symptom 증상
■ be associated with ~와 관련되다
■ geriatric 노인의

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