SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to send 60,000 face masks to two U.N.-led peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday. The government unveiled the plan during a launching ceremony of the preparatory team for Seoul’s [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers began to sell thinner anti-saliva face masks at their offline outlets on Wednesday as demand for the masks designed to fight the new coronavirus is growing amid hot weather. Anti-droplet masks hit the shelves at major department stores, discount outlets and convenience stores in a full-fledged [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will extend a state-led mask rationing scheme, originally set to end this month, to mid-July, to help citizens easily buy protective masks to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, the country’s drug safety agency said Tuesday. The government has decided to extend the scheme, supposed to end on [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — An online shopping channel selling thinner face masks crashed Friday as South Koreans rushed to buy the antivirus masks amid warmer weather. Mask manufacturer Welkeeps began sales of the “saliva droplet prevention” masks at 9 a.m., but its online server shortly was shut down as shoppers rushed to get [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The temperature in South Korea’s southern inland area hit over 35 C Thursday, raising concerns over the wearing of face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic. A heat wave advisory went into effect in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, as well as the nearby counties of Cheongdo, Gimcheon, [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Koreans donning protective masks for an extensive period due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, sales of cosmetic products that effectively raise the tenacity of makeup are increasing as the weather grows hotter each day. Olive Young, a beauty and health brand run by retail conglomerate CJ Group, [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — At a time when the new coronavirus epidemic is dragging on, it has been suggested that surgical masks, sometimes referred to as dental masks, are more suitable for maintaining public health than KF94 and N95 masks. KF stands for “Korea Filter” and the number indicates the percentage of particles [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — South Korea’s ‘no mask, no ride’ policy on buses and taxis appeared to go smoothly on its first day of launch Tuesday as a continued outbreak in Seoul and the surrounding area prompted people to wear face masks. Starting Tuesday, bus and taxi drivers are mandated to wear masks as [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Paul Laurent, a resident of the small city of Agneaux, located in northwestern Normandy, France, was pleasantly surprised when he opened his mailbox recently. In the mailbox was a parcel containing protective masks sent from the South Korean Embassy in France. “The South Korean government deeply cares for the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans will be required to wear masks on all flights and public transportation from this week as the country seeks to stem further spread of the new coronavirus, the transport ministry said Monday. All passengers using public transportation such as buses, taxis and subways are required to wear [...]