[SBS Special] Mask story you are curious about ①
When can you remember the days when masks were everyday?
In the SBS Special, which aired on the 1st, the subtitle'The story of the mask you are curious about' highlighted the misunderstanding and truth surrounding the mask.
If there is a landscape that has changed the most since the Corona 19 epidemic, the mask that was worn during fine dust or yellow dust is now mandatory.
On subway lines 1-8, complaints related to masks reached over 50,000 in three months.
Controversy over wearing a mask is continuing.
In response, the expert analyzed, "Because the civilian obsession or coercion is required to wear a mask, there are constant disputes."
It's about wearing a mask for everyone, but it's not a matter of authority, so why are you saying this?
There are likely to be people with a feeling of
bliss The landscape is so different from just a year ago.
The quarantine rules that were unfamiliar at first have now become familiar.
And finally, scenes that would only be seen in science fiction movies became everyday.
There are also people who wear gas masks beyond masks.
In fact, it is said that sales of gas masks have increased more than 10 times compared to last year.
Experts said, "The virus is scared for two reasons, how well it spreads, and how fatal it is. Coronavirus has a basic infection reproduction rate of 2 to 2.5, and if one person is infected, there is a possibility of infection in 2 to 2.5 people. "The spread of infection is high, especially droplet infections," he explained.
Accordingly, anxiety about Corona 19 led to the use of a mask, which also caused a mask uprising.
A mask that changed many aspects of everyday life.
At the wedding hall, all attendees except the bride and groom must wear masks, and if they do not observe this, a fine will be imposed.
It is known that wearing a mask is mandatory in Hangang Park, and fines will be imposed on non-wearers from the 13th.
Health food business briefing held in a building in Daegu in late August.
Of the 27 people gathered from all over the country, 26 were infected, which led to the N-degree infection, 74 confirmed cases, and even deaths.
And here was the only one who wasn't infected.
He didn't take off his mask for a moment there, and he avoided infection, especially by not attending tea parties.
As a result, his belief in masks became stronger, and he encouraged people around him to wear masks.
So, what is the effect of the mask?
The expert said, "The function of the mask prevents my excretion when I have the virus, and prevents it from entering my respiratory tract when other people excrete the virus."
Accordingly, the production team conducted an experiment to block droplets of the mask and confirmed how well the mask is capable of preventing respiratory infections.
In addition, in the case of a cloth mask among various masks, it was analyzed that the collection efficiency was less than 20% and the blocking effect was inferior.
Experts emphasized, "A mask is of course effective in preventing infection. But I don't think it is the best. Washing hands and keeping distance are more important than wearing a mask."
He added that the more dangerous it is, the more recommended a mask of KF94 or higher, and that it is better not to use a cotton mask.
And the mask replacement cycle needs to be changed more carefully and frequently.
At 26 months, Tyler refuses to wear a mask.
As a result, Tyler has no choice but to go out without wearing a mask.
Infants after 24 months of age are advised to wear masks, but for infants than adults, masks are inevitably more frustrating, and the number of children who refuse to wear masks has raised concerns among parents.
And, unlike in Korea, where more than 90% of people think positively about wearing masks, overseas refuse to wear masks.
The expert said, "The reason there is no resistance to wearing masks in Korea or China is because they have already used them during yellow dust or cold. The existing culture makes it less resistant to wearing masks now. Unlike this, wearing masks is not common. Overseas, there is inevitably great resistance to wearing masks.”
However, the first masks were used first in the West.
The first mask used in Europe was the bird beak mask used to block bad air during the Black Death in the 14th century.
It was the record of the first mask left in the literature that it was made and used on the principle of purifying bad air by putting spices on the tip of the bird's beak.
However, the use of masks to prevent diseases arose in the 1900s.
Even in photographic materials during the outbreak of the plague, the wearing of a mask was common.
At that time, a doctor who studied in England emphasized wearing a mask first to prevent the plague, and thanks to that, the Manchurian plague sank in a few months.
And it is known that such a case was known to the medical community, and the importance of masks was emphasized even in the Spanish cold outbreak of 1918.
At that time, 140,000 people died from the Spanish flu in Korea, and it turned out that wearing masks was also recommended in Korea.
Children weren't the only ones having trouble wearing masks.
Choi Sun-young was having a harder year than anyone else, but wearing a mask was too difficult for him, who was struggling with postpartum depression and panic disorder caused by poisonous parenting.
"I have a panic, so I keep breathing and I keep getting dizzy. But I am having a very hard time because I can't work unless I wear a mask."
The expert said, "Clearly, there are people who suffer from mask use. However, there is no right answer to what kind of consideration should be taken for these people in society," he said.
Experts said that in order to wear masks to children who refuse to wear masks, it is necessary to understand why they need to wear masks.
It should be cognizantly told exactly why you should wear it and encouraged to wear it.
In addition, taking pictures of wearing a mask or praising the wearing of a mask is effective in inducing the wearing of a mask.
The past year when we learned the preciousness of ordinary things, things we have enjoyed for granted.
The children about to graduate were finishing their school life for the past three years by taking special graduation photos.
In response, the teacher in charge said, "Originally, I didn't want to produce a graduation album. But most of the students wanted it. Unfortunately, it's a picture that I can't take this year, so I think it will mean leaving a record." I wished that the day I could remember would come as soon as possible.
(SBS Entertainment News Editor Kim Hyo-jeong)
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