South Korea's public transportation mask order was lifted on the 20th, but the vast majority of people still continue to wear it.

Map of Seoul subway.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] South Korea’s public transportation mask order was lifted today (20th). No matter if you take the bus, subway, or taxi, you can go without a mask, but the vast majority of commuters still choose to continue to wear them.

According to "Yonhap News Agency", people in many places in South Korea said that due to the fear of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) infection, it is difficult to take off the mask on public transportation where unspecified people enter and exit, and the mask can also deal with fog Conditions such as haze and hay fever.

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At 5:40 this morning, all 12 people waiting for the train at the express bus terminal of Seoul Metro Line 9 wore masks. At 7:40 in the morning, the train departed from Yongji Station of Daegu Subway Line 3 and arrived at Buk-gu Office Station after a 25-minute drive. In the train, no one took off their masks.

The train on the Shinbundang Line of the Metropolitan Electric Railway from Pangyo Station in Seongnam City to Gwanggyo Station in Suwon City carried more than 30 passengers, but only 2 of them did not wear masks.

Almost none of the people who took the bus and taxi took off their masks.

The 50-year-old bus driver surnamed Song said that because the space is sealed, he is still used to wearing a mask. The 56-year-old Yunjiang Han who drove a taxi in Sejong City revealed that he started to pick up 10 passengers at 5 o'clock in the morning. Everyone is wearing a mask.

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