Prime Minister Jeong Urges Efforts to Distribute 'Cotton Masks' to Small Business Owners and Vulnerable Groups

Visit to Seoul-style Mask Production Site and Mask Donation Sharing Campaign Site

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon are conducting a mask donation campaign in front of Donghwa Duty Free Shop in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun toured a sewing factory producing Seoul-style masks on the 25th and then visited the mask donation sharing campaign site to encourage participation in the campaign, the Prime Minister's Office announced.

This visit was arranged to encourage those involved in promoting alternative masks so that medical staff and vulnerable groups can secure enough health masks amid the ongoing instability in the supply of health masks.

Prime Minister Chung first visited the sewing factory, received an explanation about the mask production status from the Seoul City Safety General Director, toured the production site, and encouraged the personnel.

Prime Minister Chung said, "Seeing the sewing workers producing cotton masks reminds me of the Hangjusanseong Fortress during national crises," adding, "Cotton masks will help overcome the COVID-19 crisis."

He also said, "The production and distribution of cotton masks have a twofold effect of providing masks and creating jobs for small business owners," and urged, "Please work hard to produce cotton masks quickly so that small business owners do not shed tears and so that masks can be widely distributed to vulnerable groups."

Prime Minister Chung then moved to the mask donation sharing campaign site in front of Donghwa Duty-Free Shop to encourage citizens to participate in the campaign.

He received a report on the mask donation sharing campaign status from the head of the Seoul Volunteer Center and personally promoted the campaign by urging citizens to participate and receive cotton masks.

Prime Minister Chung said, "COVID-19 is a kind of national crisis, and our country has a tradition of everyone coming together to overcome national crises," adding, "I deeply thank those who participate in the donation sharing campaign by willingly giving up their health masks so that health masks can reach medical staff, vulnerable groups, and others in need, and choosing to wear cotton masks instead."

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