Post Office Sells 700,000 Masks in 3 Days... Haengbokhan Department Store Open Until the 3rd

Sale of 5 Items Per Person at Eupmyeon Post Offices
Happy Department Store and KTX Stations, Sales Only Until Tomorrow

On the 2nd, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection increases, citizens are lining up to buy masks at Haengbokhan Department Store in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The post office will sell 700,000 health masks in eup-myeon areas and Daegu·Cheongdo regions.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Science and ICT's Postal Service Headquarters announced that masks will be sold from 11 a.m. on the 3rd at 1,317 post offices in eup-myeon areas and 89 post offices in Daegu·Cheongdo regions.

The Postal Service Headquarters will sell masks at 1,000 KRW each. Each person can purchase up to 5 masks. The Postal Service Headquarters secured 700,000 masks, 50,000 more than on the 2nd.

However, masks will not be sold at post offices in Seoul and urban areas. They will only be sold at post offices in eup-myeon areas nationwide where access to health masks is limited, while masks can be purchased at pharmacies and Hanaro Mart in Seoul and urban areas.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will sell health masks at Mokdong Happy Department Store and KTX stations until the 3rd. As mask supply expands to pharmacies and post offices, sales will be conducted only until the 3rd.

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