폭염 속 워터파크 개장...물놀이, 새로운 방역 수칙과 코로나 전파 위험은?<br /><br />It's been delayed by about two months, but South Korea's water parks are opening albeit gradually.<br />In years past they would've seen 10 thousand visitors a day, but now they're getting only a few hundred.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon has this report.<br />The start of a sizzling summer has once again brought people to South Korea's biggest water park.<br />"It was really boring and stuffy inside. Now it's really hot, I came with my sisters to play and enjoy summer."<br />However, because of the COVID 19 pandemic, 'cooling off' is more complicated. Using a QR system, visitors fill out their personal details, whether they've visited any infected area within the past two weeks and list any potential symptoms. Standing 2 meters apart, they have their temeratures taken as they enter. If they're over 37.5 degrees Celsius, they're not allowed in.<br />"Once visitors are inside the park, they must wear face masks at all times, apart from when they are in the water. When taking a dip, visitors are advised to take their masks in this plastic bag that's provided at the front gate to stop the masks getting wet."<br />"Wet masks make breathing difficult. So with no masks in the pool, we advise social distancing."<br />Riding waterslides is also different. All tubes are thoroughly disinfected before being handed out. Also a tube that used to take up to six people,...is now limited to 3 people sitting further apart.<br />Can the virus spread in water from the saliva of an infected person?<br />"The probability is very low. Pools contain chlorine. When mixed with water, the density is sharply lowered,... and the risk of spread is greatly reduced."<br />Infections are most likely to occur in enclosed and crowded environments...like locker rooms.<br />The park emptied out all publicly shared materials...and lockers are spaced out, only one in five of the top ones are available...to ensure visitors remain at least 2 meters apart.<br />In addition, the park's capacity has been reduced from 20 thousand to one thousand people.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
