Seoul City-WK New Deal National Group Delivers 10 Million Masks to COVID-19 Vulnerable Groups

Donation Ceremony at Seoul City Hall

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government, together with WK New Deal National Group, will hold a 'Mask Donation Ceremony for Vulnerable Groups' on the 21st at the 8th-floor conference room 1 of Seoul City Hall.

The event will be attended by Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul; Park Hang-jin, Chairman of WK New Deal National Group; Hong Seung-chul, Pastor of Gangnam Donggwang Church; Yoon Young-seok, Chairman of Seoul Community Chest of Korea (Seoul Social Welfare Community Chest); and Kim Hyun-hoon, Chairman of Seoul Social Welfare Council.

WK New Deal National Group, which exports COVID-19 prevention supplies such as dental masks, donated 3 million dental masks to underprivileged neighbors in Seoul last April. Through this event, they will donate an additional 10 million masks, supporting a total of 13 million masks in the Seoul area, contributing to more thorough COVID-19 prevention.

In addition to Seoul, WK New Deal National Group is conducting social contribution projects to overcome the COVID-19 crisis by donating 50 million dental masks to local governments such as Gangwon Province, Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, and various welfare facilities, hospitals, and religious organizations nationwide.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government explained, "The donated masks will be distributed through the Seoul Social Welfare Community Chest and the food bank markets of 25 autonomous districts, alleviating the mask purchase burden for low-income groups and greatly helping to protect the health and safety of particularly vulnerable groups to COVID-19, such as elderly seniors and disabled people in facilities."

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