Seoul City Supports 740,000 MB Filters to 46 Resident-Participatory Mask Production Groups

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, is making cloth masks by hand at the volunteer camp of the Yonggang-dong Community Center in Mapo-gu on the 31st of last month.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has provided 740,000 sheets of nonwoven fabric for mask filters (melt-blown·MB filters) to 46 resident-participation mask production groups, where local residents voluntarily produce cloth masks and distribute them to neighbors.

Since local residents produce masks on a small scale, it is difficult to purchase MB filters, so the city supported MB filters with KF80 or higher performance to be inserted into cloth masks for use.

The support targets include small-scale resident-participation mask production groups by region, such as the Seoul Volunteer Center, Gangdong-gu Saemaeul Women's Association, Nowon-gu Cloth Mask Volunteer Corps, and Yangcheon-gu Village Community Support Center.

Kim Ki-hyun, Director General of Safety at Seoul City, said, "In a situation where everyone is struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, we want to provide some help by supporting MB filters to groups that are making masks for neighbors in need," adding, "This kind of consideration and sharing by residents is greatly helping to overcome the COVID-19 crisis."

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