MFDS Continues Policy Allowing Purchase of 3 Public Masks Per Person

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 2nd that the measure allowing the purchase of up to 3 public masks per person will continue. This decision was made because the supply remained stable even after expanding the purchase quantity to '3 masks per person per week.'

According to the monitoring results of public mask sales during the pilot implementation period on weekdays, the number of people purchasing public masks increased by 5.7% compared to the week before implementation (9.11 million → 9.63 million). The supply volume also expanded by 28.7% (26.72 million → 34.39 million), showing no significant disruption in supply.

The ratio of stores holding stock on weekdays this week averaged 86.1%, similar to last week's weekday average of 88%. The average stock per store also did not decrease significantly, from 319 masks last week on weekdays to 294 masks this week.

Approximately 11,139,000 public masks will be supplied on the 2nd, and 2,709,000 masks will be supplied on the 3rd. On weekends, mask sales locations are pharmacies in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, and pharmacies and Hanaro Mart in other regions. Those who did not purchase masks during the weekdays can buy them on weekends regardless of the last digit of their birth year.

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