From the 18th, Anyone Who Is Family or Cohabitant Can Purchase Masks on Behalf... What Are the Required Documents?

Mask Split Purchase Available
Special Supply of 17.42 Million for Vulnerable Groups and Academy Areas in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Starting from the 18th, any family member will be able to purchase masks on behalf of all family members.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Starting from the 18th, any family member will be able to purchase masks on behalf of all family members.

On the 15th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that from the 18th, if a person brings their ID card and a family relationship certificate, they can purchase masks on behalf of all family members.

For cohabitants, they can purchase masks on behalf of others by bringing a resident registration certificate that verifies cohabitation.

In addition, partial purchase of masks will also be possible.

Currently, masks can only be purchased 3 per week once, but from now on, they can be bought separately on weekdays and weekends. This means one mask can be bought on a weekday, and two masks on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety decided to specially supply 17.42 million masks to vulnerable groups, medical institutions, and academies in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon areas as COVID-19 spreads in the metropolitan area.

In Seoul, a total of 10 million masks will be supplied, including 9.93 million to vulnerable groups and 70,000 to medical institutions, and 4.47 million masks will be supplied to vulnerable groups in Gyeonggi Province.

In Incheon, 2.45 million masks will be supplied to vulnerable groups and 500,000 masks to infection-vulnerable facilities such as academies, totaling 2.95 million masks.

Yang Jin-young, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, said at the mask supply briefing, "The government plans to closely monitor mask supply trends and respond to contribute to preventing the spread of COVID-19."

Meanwhile, the total number of public masks supplied on this day is 12.115 million.

Nationwide, 6.77 million masks will be supplied to pharmacies, 93,000 to Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (excluding Seoul and Gyeonggi), 60,000 to post offices (in Daegu, Cheongdo, and towns and townships), and 629,000 to medical institutions.

The remainder will be supplied to the Ministry of Education with 3.923 million masks and to Seoul City with 640,000 masks for policy purposes.

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