'Post Office Masks' Sold from 5 PM... Starting in Daegu

On the 27th, when the government began supplying health masks through public sales outlets such as Nonghyup Hanaro Mart and post offices, a notice announcing the upcoming sale was posted at the entrance of a Hanaro Mart in Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Junho] The Korea Post under the Ministry of Science and ICT will begin selling health masks at post office counters in the Daegu and Cheongdo areas starting from 5 PM on the 27th.

The Korea Post will start sales in the special management areas for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), Daegu and Cheongdo, on this day, and from 2 PM on the 28th, masks will be sold at about 1,400 post offices located in towns and townships nationwide where mask supply conditions are vulnerable.

The sales quantity is limited to 5 masks per person. The price is set at a low level without any markup. A Korea Post official stated, "Since each post office has different mask suppliers, prices are not uniform," and added, "We plan to offer masks at low prices without any markup."

Director Park Jongseok said, "We will do our best to secure health masks to alleviate public inconvenience, and once supply stabilizes through increased supply volume, we plan to also sell masks online via Korea Post Shopping."

Meanwhile, as the government raised the COVID-19 crisis level to 'serious' and general consumers experienced difficulties purchasing masks, it announced on the 26th that masks would be sold publicly at places such as post offices and NongHyup.

For more details on mask sales, please check with the Korea Post, the Internet Post Office website, or the Post Office Call Center.

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