Gwangju Nam-gu Provides 'Mask Inventory Check Service'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 13th afternoon that it will launch the ‘Real-time Mask Inventory Check Service’ through the district office website and smartphone app, allowing users to check information on all public mask sales locations not only within Nam-gu but throughout the Gwangju area.

This service can be accessed by visiting the Nam-gu district office website and clicking on the ‘Real-time Mask Inventory Check Service’ in the ‘Coronavirus Disease-19’ information section on the main screen to view mask-related information.

Related information can also be obtained through the smartphone app.

Android smartphone users can download the app by searching for ‘Nam-gu BF Travel’ in the Play Store, while iPhone users can find it in the App Store.

The information is based on the public mask inventory information API (Application Programming Interface) provided by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service and the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion. To prevent duplicate mask purchases, frontline pharmacies input mask stock and sales data into the system, which is then reflected in the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service’s data.

Through this service, residents in the district can check in real-time not only the mask stock and arrival times at pharmacies supplying public masks but also those at Nonghyup Hanaro Mart.

In particular, to prevent confusion among residents, mask inventory status will be classified into four colors.

If there are 100 or more public masks in stock, it will be indicated in green; less than 100 in yellow; less than 30 in red; and if all are sold out, it will be shown in gray.

However, due to data processing and transmission times, there may be a 5 to 10-minute difference between the inventory status information and the actual situation at the sales locations.

A Nam-gu official said, “This Real-time Mask Inventory Check Service was implemented to reduce inconveniences such as residents lining up early in the morning without knowing mask sales times or visiting sales locations only to find all masks sold out,” adding, “We hope this will be a small help in purchasing masks.”

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