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As of today (6th), 23 confirmed patients have been confirmed in Korea, and more than 1,000 people have been in contact with them. That's why our everyday lives are now changing. I'm afraid these days I'm going to avoid a lot of people or try to go out of the house as much as possible, and I'm reluctant to share with others. From now on, let's take a look at the society changed by the new corona. First of all, there are some people who are worried about riding a bus or subway that used to be nothing.

There are also voices that tell you how to touch other people like buttons and handles.

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Most of the masked passengers are on the subway platform.

It's harder to find someone who doesn't wear a mask on the train or at the bus stop. [Lee Jae-eun / Seoul Shinjeong-dong: I think I'll touch less. When you're riding an escalator or touching something like a handle… . I'm sure I wash my hands more often than usual, and I wash more often after I go out.]

It's spreading fast across the internet community, from Chinese videos that push the elevator buttons with toothpicks.

Preventive medicine experts advise that caution is necessary, but not overly anxious.

Jae-Wook Choi Chairman of the Korea Medical Assurance Association / Professor of Preventive Medicine, Korea Univ. .]

The World Health Organization (WHO) also advises that wearing masks can control the spread of the infection to some degree, but that you do not have to wear a medical mask unless you are infected or suspect that you are infected.

This means that if you are a healthy adult, wash your hands thoroughly and prevent them from touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

However, masks can be helpful for local residents who have a relatively high risk of infection, such as confirmed traffickers, or those who need to deal with multiple people.

Also, don't touch other people's phones as they can be contaminated, such as splashing.

(Video coverage: Choi Ho-jun, Video editing: Kim Jong-tae)