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From today (26th), the obligation to wear an outdoor mask has been completely lifted.

The expert advisory committee said that it is desirable to release indoor masks after the epidemic is over.



Correspondent Ho-Won Choi.



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This is the water gun game venue at the University of Seoul, where the autumn festival started this week.



Starting today, as the duty to wear a mask has been lifted at events, gatherings, concert halls, and sports stadiums with more than 50 people, many of the participating students have taken off their masks.



[Ryu Chang-hyeon / President of Seoul National University Student Council: Today, again, the mask was completely lifted, so I think I've seen a lot of that.

So I think an environment has been created where students can take off their masks and run around naturally.]



However, there are still many students who wear masks.



[Kim Min-wook/Seoul City University Student: They say you can stop using it from today, but honestly, Corona isn't over yet, and I'm a little anxious...

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Nearly 100 members gathered at the cargo solidarity rally held in Yeouido, Seoul, most of them wearing masks.



The quarantine authorities are strongly recommending wearing a mask if there are many droplets from shouting or shouting in a crowded environment, even outdoors.



In the case of indoor masks, quarantine authorities and experts are still discussing the release date.



However, it is known that there are many opposing opinions about removing the wearing of masks for infants and young children first.



[Jeong Ki-seok/Corona 19 Special Response Team: Whether the 7th wave has a big impact or passes lightly, there is no confusion in taking off all indoor masks at once...

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Taking into account the completion of the 4th vaccination, the confirmed cases after July, and those who have recently been vaccinated, the head of the Corona 19 Special Response Team, Ki-seok Ki-seok, may have more than 15 million people with immunity, but it is still possible The scale is difficult to predict, he said.