Soon Masks Will Be Removed on Public Transportation... "Announcement Next Week"

An indoor mask-wearing mandate adjustment notice for public transportation is posted at Sinchon Station on Subway Line 2 in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

As the COVID-19 outbreak stabilizes, the government is pushing to lift the mandatory mask-wearing requirement on public transportation.

On the 9th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters stated, "After implementing the first phase of indoor mask-wearing obligation adjustment for about a month, we reviewed the quarantine situation and considered complaints raised so far to discuss lifting the mask mandate on public transportation with experts." They added, "The results will be announced next week after discussions at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH)."

It is known that the quarantine authorities sought opinions on lifting the mask mandate on public transportation at the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee meeting held on the 7th. After compiling the advisory committee's opinions and those of related ministries, the specific implementation timing is expected to be finalized through a CDSCH meeting next week.

Previously, since January 30, the indoor mask-wearing obligation was lifted, and currently, the mask mandate remains only in medical institutions, public transportation, and facilities vulnerable to infection.

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