Yangcheon-gu Unifies Public Mask Pharmacy Sales Time to 6 PM

Yangcheon-gu Unifies Public Mask Sales Hours to 6 PM from the 11th to Ease Resident Inconvenience... Visit with ID Required

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) announced that the sales hours of public mask pharmacies in the area will be unified to 6 PM on the 11th.

"Although the public mask 5-day rotation system has been introduced, it is cumbersome and difficult to visit the pharmacy several times a day to check if public masks have arrived," "How nice it would be if the time were unified."

This is a common opinion among residents waiting in line in front of pharmacies.

As the number of people making fruitless trips after visiting public sales locations to buy masks increased, the district decided, in consultation with the Yangcheon-gu Pharmaceutical Association and others, to unify the public mask sales hours to 6 PM on weekdays (Monday to Friday).

Since the situation varies by pharmacy, the unification of weekend sales hours is still under discussion, and once decided, it will be promoted through the Yangcheon-gu Office website and SNS.

The status of public mask sales pharmacies in the area can be checked in the Notices menu on the Yangcheon-gu website.

The 'Mask 5-day rotation system' implemented on the 9th limits the purchase to 2 masks per person per week to prevent duplicate purchases, verifying ID and purchase history, and selling masks according to a 5-day rotation based on the birth year.

Based on the last digit of the birth year, those ending in 1 or 6 can purchase masks on Monday, 2 or 7 on Tuesday, 3 or 8 on Wednesday, 4 or 9 on Thursday, and 5 or 0 on Friday, with 2 masks allowed per person on their designated day.

If masks are not purchased during the weekdays, they can be bought on weekends regardless of the last digit of the birth year, and an ID such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport must be presented when purchasing masks.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "Since the mask 5-day rotation system is in its early stages, various confusing situations may arise, but we will continuously monitor and improve inconveniences by unifying pharmacy sales hours and make efforts to gradually improve the situation."

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