Yeosu City Deploys Public Officials to Pharmacies for Mask Sales to Citizens

Support for Public Mask Sales at 115 Pharmacies, Priority Supply of 6,000 Masks to Island Residents

One-Way Dining Implemented in City Hall Cafeteria for Citizen Safety

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Yeosu City in Jeollanam-do has deployed public officials to pharmacies, the official mask sales outlets, to minimize citizen inconvenience and confusion following the sudden implementation of the mask 5-day rotation system.

According to Yeosu City on the 10th, since the 9th, 115 city officials have been assigned to 115 pharmacies in the area to monitor the status of official mask sales, verify buyers' identities, and assist with sales, thereby minimizing the inconvenience of citizens having to wait a long time to purchase masks.

In particular, to protect citizens' safety from COVID-19, the city will prioritize supplying masks it has secured independently to island areas without pharmacies.

Handmade masks produced through volunteer activities by members of the Women's Cultural Center and the Korea Life Improvement Yeosu City Federation, along with urgently secured disposable masks, will be supplied sequentially to residents of Nam-myeon, Hwajeong-myeon, and Samsan-myeon.

The city supplied about 6,000 masks in the first batch on the 9th, including 4,700 masks sponsored by the social welfare corporation Songgwang Foundation.

Meanwhile, due to the nature of public officials' work involving direct contact with citizens, from the 9th, employees using the in-house cafeteria have been instructed to sit facing the same direction rather than facing each other to ensure citizen safety.

Currently, lunchtime has been adjusted to run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with employees divided into five groups for meals.

Before eating, employees are required to use hand sanitizer, maintain sufficient distance from the person in front while waiting, and wear masks; during meals, they are encouraged to refrain from conversation as much as possible.

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