Post Office Also Starts 'Mask 5-Day Rotation' from Today... "No Duplicate Purchases at Pharmacies"

On the 10th, a public mask-related notice is posted at a pharmacy in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Starting from the 11th, post offices will also implement the 'Mask 5-Day Rotation System.' Each person can purchase 2 masks, and masks bought at pharmacies cannot be purchased again at post offices.

Yang Jin-young, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, stated at an afternoon briefing, "Post offices have also established a 'Duplicate Purchase Verification System,' and the 5-day rotation system based on birth year will be enforced."

The Duplicate Purchase Verification System links post offices and pharmacies. If a purchase record exists showing that a person bought masks at a pharmacy this week, they cannot buy masks again at a post office. Nonghyup Hanaro Mart allows one mask per person until the Duplicate Purchase Verification System is established.

Proxy purchases are allowed only for ▲persons with disabilities, ▲long-term care benefit recipients, ▲elderly born in 1940 or earlier, and ▲children born in 2010 or later. Purchases must be made according to the buyer's birth year.

Meanwhile, a total of 7,802,000 masks are being supplied through official sales channels today. Specifically, 5,663,000 masks at pharmacies, 190,000 at Hanaro Mart, 141,000 at post offices, 1,307,000 at medical institutions, and 501,000 through special supply. Purchase locations include pharmacies nationwide, Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (excluding Seoul and Gyeonggi), and post offices (located in Daegu, Cheongdo, and towns and townships).

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