"Do I have to wear a mask even in an outdoor park where no one is around me?" vs "If you see'tusk' and'no mask' that I put down on the mask, I care about outdoors."

With the full implementation of the second phase of social distancing, most local governments are obligated to wear masks indoors or outdoors.

As a result, interpretation is divided over'wearing a mask even outdoors'.


The quarantine authorities explained that it is necessary to check whether '2m distance' is possible.

Joon-wook Kwon, deputy head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters, said, "It is medically and health-wise that it is not necessary to wear a mask if it is possible to keep a distance of 2 m."

Deputy Head of Headquarters Kwon added, "However, depending on the density of the population in large cities, there may be situations where people approach within 2m distance from the outdoors."

Even outdoors, such as a park or playground, if it is difficult to keep a distance of 2m from others, it means'you should wear a mask'.


So, what would be the local government's policy of punishing people for violating the mandated measures to wear a mask?

Currently, 12 local governments, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Jeonnam, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, Jeju, and Chungnam, are obligated to wear masks indoors or outdoors.

There is one place in Jeonbuk where it is mandatory to wear a mask only indoors.

As a result, there are increasing numbers of places with signs saying, "A penalty of 100,000 won and a fine of up to 3 million won will be imposed if you don't wear a mask."

However, the'Revised Infectious Disease Prevention Method', which is the basis for these administrative measures, will be officially implemented from October 13th, after a two-month grace period.

As a result, there was a penalty period due to the grace period, but regardless of the penalty regulations, the mask must be worn voluntarily.

In the case of Seoul, I asked you to remember that you can take off your mask when riding a bicycle or when you are alone in a secluded street.


The quarantine authorities are also stressing that the core of the daily quarantine rules is a mask.

This is'News Pick'.