"Government Will Spare No Support to Ensure Smooth Mask Supply"

Jang Seok-young, Director General of the Information and Communication Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, is briefing on the results of the 2nd ICT Regulatory Sandbox Deliberation Committee meeting at the Government Seoul Office briefing room on the 6th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Jang Seok-young, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (photo), visited the production site of a home shopping mask sales broadcast on the 11th and stated, "The government will not spare any necessary support, including cooperation with related ministries such as the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, to ensure a smooth supply of masks."

On the same day, Jang Seok-young, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, visited the mask sales broadcast production site of KT Hitel and Public Home Shopping (TV Home Shopping, CEO Choi Chang-hee) and made these remarks. Vice Minister Jang said, "Since complaints from consumers who could not purchase masks during the sales broadcast are being expressed, I hope the home shopping industry will carefully look into these issues." He added, "Stable transmission of the broadcast is also important, so I ask that special attention be paid to preventing infectious diseases among broadcast production workers by strengthening studio disinfection and adhering to infection prevention guidelines."

Meanwhile, as consumer dissatisfaction has increased due to difficulties in smooth ordering caused by a surge in order calls during recent mask sales through home shopping, the entire home shopping industry has agreed to minimize consumer inconvenience by securing a minimum quantity before broadcasting, limiting purchases to one set per person, and restricting online pre-sales.

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