'Post Office Masks' to be Sold Tomorrow at 1,400 Towns and Townships Nationwide (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The Ministry of Science and ICT's Korea Post announced that starting from 5 p.m. on the 28th, health masks will be sold at prices lower than those in the market. Sales will begin in the Daegu and Cheongdo areas on that day and will expand nationwide from the following day. Korea Post announced this plan for the public sale of masks.

Sales start at 5 p.m. at Daegu Post Office and others

Post office masks will first be sold in Daegu and Cheongdo, which are special management areas for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). From 2 p.m. the next day, masks will be sold at about 1,400 post offices located in towns and townships nationwide where mask supply conditions are weak.

The sales quantity is limited to 5 masks per person. However, Korea Post stated, "We plan to supply masks by purchasing in bulk at headquarters and distributing them to post offices nationwide," adding, "We cannot disclose the quantity allocated to each post office."

The price will be lower than the market price. A representative explained, "Prices vary depending on the mask manufacturers, so prices are not fixed," and added, "They will be sold at prices lower than those in the market."

Future sales also through Post Office Shopping

Director Park Jong-seok said, "We will do our best to secure health masks to alleviate public inconvenience, and once supply stabilizes with increased quantities, we plan to also sell masks online through Post Office Shopping."

Meanwhile, this measure was taken to stabilize mask supply as the COVID-19 crisis level was raised to 'serious,' causing inconvenience for general consumers in purchasing masks. In addition to post offices, masks will be sold at prices lower than the market at NongHyup and Public Home Shopping. Detailed information about mask sales can be found through Korea Post, the Internet Post Office website, and the Post Office Call Center.

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