'Jungnang-gu Corona Prevention Support Team' Helps Purchase Public Masks

Expected Increase in Inquiries and Visitors Due to Public Mask Sales, Support for Pharmacy Staff... Announcement of Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System, Relief of Resident Inconvenience Through Orderly Customer Management

Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team Activity Scene

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] From the 9th, the ‘Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System’ has been implemented at pharmacies.

Under the ‘Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System,’ mask purchases are limited to two masks per person per week, based on the last digit of the birth year.

The implementation of the ‘Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System’ is expected to prevent mask hoarding.

However, the ‘Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System’ is not without drawbacks. Due to many people visiting pharmacies to purchase masks, concerns about the difficulties faced by pharmacies have arisen.

“It is fortunate that the mask shortage seems to be resolved, but with many inquiries about the 5-day rotation system and numerous visitors born in the years eligible to purchase masks, there is concern that the essential tasks at pharmacies, such as dispensing and selling medicines, may not proceed smoothly,” said a pharmacy official.

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) has formed the ‘Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team’ in response to the implementation of the ‘Public Mask 5-Day Rotation System.’ The ‘Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team,’ consisting of 183 public officials and others, will operate from the 9th until mask supply stabilizes.

The ‘Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team’ is dispatched to all 167 pharmacies selling masks in the area to provide guidance on the 5-day rotation system, maintain order among waiting customers, and listen to and reflect residents’ complaints.

The district stated that with the operation of the ‘Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team,’ inconvenience to residents unfamiliar with the public mask 5-day rotation system will be minimized, and the pharmacies’ core duties, which might otherwise be neglected due to public service provision, can be carried out without disruption.

Along with operating the ‘Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team,’ the district anticipates concerns about group infections due to large numbers of waiting customers for mask purchases. Therefore, disinfection activities are conducted in advance at pharmacies, and spray-type disinfectant products are separately provided to allow frequent disinfection.

Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi of Jungnang-gu said, “Most pharmacies in the area are small-scale, operated by one or two people, so the fatigue of pharmacy workers due to the 5-day rotation system will be significant. The Jungnang-gu COVID-19 Prevention Support Team was formed to guarantee the pharmacies’ essential work activities, minimize inconvenience to residents, and ensure smooth public mask distribution. It is a representative example of public-private cooperation. Together with the cooperative Jungnang-gu residents, we can surely overcome COVID-19 despite difficulties.”

Jungnang-gu has received great support from residents through public-private cooperation in COVID-19 response efforts such as disinfection, fair rent, donations and encouragement, and local product purchases.

Jungnang-gu Office Public Relations Officer ☎ 2094-0554

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