Indoor masks will be loosened from tomorrow.

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[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report] Looking back at the beginning of the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic in early 2020, masks were banned from export, real-name restrictions on purchases, and even repeated use of electric cookers caused discussions. There are various styles, and it has been a long life of "masked man". However, the outdoor mask order has been relaxed since December last year, and the indoor mask order will be relaxed tomorrow (20th). If it is compulsory to wear masks in eight categories of places in December 2020 Counting, it has been 811 days. However, some people say that wearing a mask has the advantages of epidemic prevention and no expression management, and they will still wear it tightly after the ban is lifted.

The Chinese government announced in January 2020 that medical institutions should wear masks. In April, they announced the precautions for social distance. It is impossible to keep 1.5 meters indoors and 1 meter outdoors. Both parties should wear masks, and gradually expand to public transportation and taxis. It should be worn in night markets, vegetable markets and other places. Starting from December, the autumn and winter epidemic prevention project will be launched, requiring access to medical care, public transportation, daily consumption, education and learning, viewing exhibitions and games, leisure and entertainment, religious sacrifices, contacting public institutions (institutions), etc. The wearing of masks is mandatory in eight categories of places; on May 19, 2021, the epidemic situation entered the "Level 3 Alert", and it was upgraded to require wearing masks all the time when going out.

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As the epidemic has stabilized, the government has gradually increased the number of situations and places where masks are not required to be worn, and even lifted the ban on outdoor masks on December 1 last year. However, after more than two months on the road, many people have not taken off their masks. Actual observations on the streets of Taipei City still reveal Eighty to ninety percent of people wear masks.

Tomorrow will further loosen the indoor mask order, but many people are detailing the benefits of wearing a mask. Some people say that it is the cheapest and most effective protection, and it is not troublesome to wear it once you get used to it. Some people also mentioned that there are children and elders at home. It’s great not to have facial expression management, so you won’t take off your mask. Some people say, “I used to forget to wear a mask, but now I will forget to take it off.” But some people said bluntly, “Don’t wear a mask when you go to the store tomorrow.”

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