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From next Monday, you will no longer have to wear a mask in outdoor concert halls or stadiums where many people gather.

However, the authorities have recommended that the elderly and the weak should wear a mask even outside.



Medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyeon brings you all the things you need to be careful about.



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At the professional baseball stadium, the audience wears masks and cheers.



Although it is outdoors, it is because more than 50 people gather.



The same goes for outdoor concert venues.



From the 26th, you can take off your mask even in these places.



However, wearing a mask is strongly recommended for some objects and places even outdoors.



If you are in high-risk groups such as over 60 years of age and those who are not vaccinated, or if you are in close contact with them, a lot of droplets are generated by shouting in crowded places.



[Kyung-ran Paik/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Since only the national-level mandatory measure that imposes a fine for negligence has been lifted, it is still necessary for individuals to practice autonomously according to the situation.] The



duty to wear an indoor mask is maintained.



Among the 38 OECD countries, only Korea has an opinion that it is mandatory to wear it indoors, and there is an opinion that it should be relaxed, but the quarantine authorities considered the possibility of the simultaneous outbreak of the flu and Corona this winter.



[Jeong Ki-seok/Chairman of National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee (last 16th): We discuss the timing, speed, and extent of mitigation strategies, but the basic principle of quarantine, which has been well done so far, should never be disturbed.]



The criterion that divides the outdoor from the indoor is whether it is open or not.



A place that has a roof and a ceiling and is surrounded by three or more walls is indoors, but if the walls are open on two or more sides and natural ventilation occurs, it is judged to be outdoors.



In the case of a baseball field, you can take off a mask in the outdoor seating area, but you must wear a mask in the indoor passageway or toilet.



Regarding the remaining quarantine measures, such as PCR testing within 24 hours after entry and the duty to isolate confirmed patients for 7 days, the quarantine authorities will announce a roadmap after discussing with experts.



(Video coverage: Cho Chang-hyeon, Park Young-il, video editing: Park Ji-in, CG: Lee Jong-jeong)



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