Today (20th) Mask Purchase... Birth Year Ending in 5 or 0

Citizens lined up to purchase public masks released at a pharmacy in Jongno, Seoul on the 8th / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] On Friday the 20th, people whose birth year ends in 5 or 0 can purchase two public masks per person at pharmacies and other official sales locations by showing their ID.

If they cannot purchase on that day, they can buy masks regardless of birth year on Saturday and Sunday.

People whose birth year ends in 1 or 6 can buy masks on Monday, 2 or 7 on Tuesday, 3 or 8 on Wednesday, 4 or 9 on Thursday, and 5 or 0 on Friday at official sales locations.

To buy masks, one must bring one form of identification such as a resident registration card, driver's license, or passport.

Children aged 10 or younger (born in 2010 or later) or seniors aged 80 or older (born before 1940) who have difficulty purchasing masks themselves can have a family member buy on their behalf. The family member must prepare the buyer’s ID and a resident registration certificate showing both the buyer and the person being represented.

Long-term care benefit recipients can have a cohabitant purchase masks on their behalf by presenting a long-term care certificate. For persons with disabilities, bringing a disability registration card allows a proxy buyer to purchase masks even if they do not live together.

Meanwhile, the government has been implementing a 5-day mask purchase system based on the last digit of the birth year since the 9th to resolve the mask shortage caused by the surge in demand due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

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