[Photo] 'A New Year with a Mask-Free Daily Life'

The biggest issue of 2020 was undoubtedly the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This new infectious disease, which initially had no precise name, swept across the globe throughout the year, plunging the entire world into fear. Its end is still unknown. Since the first confirmed case in Korea on January 20, everything has changed. Masks have become the most significant visible change amid this situation. Wearing them has become not just a part of daily life but an obligation. In the New Year of 2021, the Year of the Ox, we hope for the swift end of COVID-19 so that we can finally take off our stifling masks and smile brightly again. Office worker Lee Jeong-mi (38) is shown smiling brightly without a mask amid the crowd on her way to work at Sindorim Station. /Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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