Assignment of Social Service Personnel to Pharmacies Selling Public Masks

On the 9th, when the 'Mask 5-Day Rotation System' was implemented, citizens were purchasing public masks at a pharmacy in Jongno-gu, Seoul. From this day, at pharmacies, individuals can buy only two public masks per person on the designated day according to the last digit of their birth year. Proxy purchases are also allowed for children under 10 years old and seniors aged 80 and above. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] In the future, social service agents affiliated with local governments will be assigned to pharmacies facing labor shortages.

According to the Military Manpower Administration on the 11th, this measure was implemented following a recommendation by local government heads at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Meeting held on the 8th, requesting manpower support for pharmacies busy with the distribution and sale of public masks.

Social service agents will report to their service institutions and then move to pharmacies during peak hours of public mask sales. They will perform tasks such as guiding the implementation of the public mask 5-day rotation system and packaging masks. After local governments identify pharmacies in need of manpower support, social service agents will be assigned accordingly.

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