On the 9th, the first day of the mask 5-day rotation system, 5.6 million masks supplied to pharmacies

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited a pharmacy in Daegu on the 9th to check the mask sales status.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The 5-day mask purchase system, which allows mask purchases based on birth year, began on the 9th. On that day, approximately 5,596,000 masks were supplied to pharmacies.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that a total of 7,019,000 masks were supplied through public sales outlets on that day. Outside of pharmacies, 190,000 masks were supplied to Hanaro Mart, and 140,000 to post offices. The quantity distributed to medical institutions, which are prioritized for supply, was 593,000 masks, and 500,000 masks were specially supplied to Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions.

By region, 589,000 masks were supplied to pharmacies in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas, and 74,000 masks to post offices and Hanaro Mart. In the metropolitan area, 2,774,000 masks were supplied to pharmacies, and 2,233,000 masks to pharmacies in other regions. According to the emergency supply and demand adjustment measures for masks and hand sanitizers, mask manufacturers must ship at least 80% of their daily production volume to government-contracted public sales outlets within two days.

Following government measures, the 5-day mask purchase system was applied from that day, allowing only those whose birth year ends with 1 or 6 to purchase 2 masks per person. At post offices or Nonghyup Hanaro Mart, only 1 mask per person can be purchased until the personal purchase history verification system is established. Proxy purchases are allowed only for persons with disabilities, long-term care benefit recipients, those born before 1940, or children born after 2010.

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