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Gov’t to Allow Citizens to Buy Three Masks Each Week, Send 1 mln Masks to Foreign War Veterans

SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday it will allow people in South Korea to buy three discounted face masks per week under a public distribution system and also announced a plan to supply Korean War veterans abroad with 1 million masks. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said citizens would need more masks [...]

S. Korea Striving to Improve Supply of Face Masks amid Mounting Public Anger

SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is making all-out efforts to improve the supply of face masks as the country’s novel coronavirus situation worsens, but public anger is running high over its hastily orchestrated supply scheme. The country last week approved a plan to limit face mask exports to a maximum of 10 [...]