President Moon: "Resolving Mask Issues, Prioritizing All Measures" (Update)

Received Mask Supply Measures Report from Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and MFDS Commissioner... "Government Officials to Visit Sites Directly to Resolve Issues"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the afternoon of the 1st, President Moon Jae-in received an urgent report from Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Hong Nam-ki and Director Lee Ui-kyung of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regarding mask supply measures, and instructed to devise all possible measures to resolve the issue.

Yoon Do-han, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House, said in a written briefing that "President Moon pointed out that it is a reality that citizens are experiencing difficulties purchasing masks and instructed that all measures to solve the mask issue be prioritized."

On the 1st, when the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) surpassed 3,500, citizens lined up in long queues to purchase masks at an emergency no-margin mask sale event held at Haengbokhan Department Store in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Senior Secretary Yoon added, "President Moon emphasized that simply planning mask supply is not enough to solve the problem and urged government officials to visit the field directly to identify and resolve issues."

He also conveyed, "President Moon specifically instructed that if there are laws and systems hindering mask supply and distribution, they should be urgently revised within the possible scope. He also said to inform the public in detail about the accurate situation of mask demand and supply."

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