The second day of lifting the indoor mask mandate
According to the ‘automation’ of mask guidelines for all businesses
Conflict between “Wear a mask” vs “Forced not to”
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▲ “Voluntarily wear a mask”
On the 31st, the day after the mandatory indoor mask wearing is lifted, a mask warning is issued at a movie theater in Seoul. 2023.1.31 Yonhap News
Although the obligation to wear masks indoors has been lifted, some places recommend wearing them as voluntary guidelines, so clashes over masks are brewing everywhere.
On the 31st, the day after the removal of the mask, in a cafe in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, an announcement was made “Wear a mask except when eating inside the cafe.” Part-time workers also took orders while wearing masks.
Mr A, who works at this place, said, “We are not stopping people from entering because they are not wearing masks, but we are still broadcasting in the hope that customers will wear them as much as possible.” ” he said.
Mr. had to B, who went to a convenience store near his house the night before without a mask, blushed because the manager said, ‘I’ll let you know if you don’t wear a mask.’ Mr B said, “I was embarrassed when the manager said, ‘You have to wear it in our convenience store.
There was also a case where a couple who had put their house on real estate and visited the house without wearing a mask were in trouble. Mr C, who is raising a young child, said, “The couple who came to see the house were not wearing masks, so I asked them to ‘wear a mask,’ and they said, ‘The obligation to wear a mask inside has been lifted , so I won’t use it. I’m embarrassed not to wear a mask, so I’ll tell the estate agent beforehand, ‘Put on a mask and go’.”
Regarding the fact that a restudy academy has announced that “government guidelines have been lifted, but the academy itself will make it mandatory to wear a mask indoors,” online, there are opinions such as “Why are you you are forced to wear it” and “You may be so because of concerns about group infection” are full of tension
An official from the academy said, “Since students take classes all day, 7 days a week in the same classroom, if one person is infected with Corona 19, the whole class must miss a class and have a test that day, so the effect of the infection is great. “So far, we are cautious about trusting and following the government’s mask removal guidelines.”
Reporter Kwak So-young
