The government has decided to decide by the end of this month whether to lift the obligation to wear masks indoors.



Lee Sang-min, the 2nd Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Public Administration and Security) for Corona 19, presided over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Public Administration and Security) today (7th) at the Seoul Government Complex and said, “Discuss the adjustment direction for the mandatory wearing of masks (indoors). We will come up with a final adjustment plan by the end of this month.”



Deputy Director Lee said, "The government has said in early November that it will promote the easing of the mandatory indoor mask-wearing measure after the peak of the winter resurgence has passed." We will discuss it and go through an open discussion on the 15th and an expert advisory meeting.”



Regarding the movement of some local governments, such as Daejeon and Chungnam, to lift the obligation to wear indoor masks on their own, Deputy Director Lee said, “As the winter season is expected to be the final hurdle of a resurgence, maintaining a single quarantine system nationwide is more important than ever. important,” he stressed.



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He said, "Just as major quarantine measures such as social distancing have been implemented through consultations with the scriptwriter's script, it is desirable to decide on the relaxation of the mandatory wearing of masks indoors after discussion with the scriptwriter's script."



Regarding the recent epidemic, Deputy Director Lee said, "The increase that lasted for six weeks reversed to a slight decrease last week, and the number of new severely ill patients and deaths decreased slightly from the previous week." "There is still a lot of uncertainty, with the number of new confirmed cases today hitting the highest level in 12 weeks as of Wednesday."



He said, “There is a great concern about the spread of infection due to the increase in indoor activities in winter,” and asked for “the understanding and participation of the people and local governments as the effectiveness of masks in preventing transmission has been confirmed by several studies.”