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As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to decline, the government is considering easing additional quarantine measures.

There is a possibility that you will be able to watch the professional baseball post season and BTS performances next month without a mask.



Correspondent Ho-Won Choi.



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Yesterday (19th), there were 47,917 new confirmed cases of Corona 19, the lowest in 10 weeks as of the announcement on Tuesday.



There were also 497 cases of severe serious illness, down 11 from the previous day, and the death toll was 24.



The government is considering easing some of the quarantine rules as the trend continues to decrease.



First of all, we are discussing a way to completely lift the obligation to wear an 'outdoor' mask, which was only left for events and gatherings of 50 or more people.



[Park Hye-kyung/Bang Dae-bon Quarantine Support Team Director: Especially outdoors, the risk of infection is relatively low, so if the remaining (wearing) obligations are lifted, it is a situation that can be reviewed first.]



Professional baseball postseason starting on the 10th of next month It is said that both the BTS concert in Busan on the 15th of next month can be seen without wearing a mask.



In the case of indoor masks, there are still not many cautious theories, especially in the case of infants and children, the quarantine authorities said, "We are fully aware of the side effects of wearing masks, such as emotional, language, and social development," suggesting the possibility of some relief.



In addition, since the number of infected people entering overseas has been stable at less than 350 per day since this month, the PCR test duty after entry may be lifted.



[Kyungran Paik / Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Currently, we are conducting the first day (PCR) test after entering the country…

We plan to review overseas cases and expert opinions comprehensively (the release date).]



However, if a new mutation other than the currently dominant BA.5 mutation spreads, the number of confirmed cases may increase again after winter, so the government is We are struggling with the timing of remission.