Govt. to allow citizens to buy three masks each week, send 1m masks to foreign war veterans
Apr 24, 2020
The government said Friday it will allow people in South Korea to buy three discounted face masks per week under a public distribution system and also announced a plan to supply Korean War veterans abroad with 1 million masks. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said citizens would need more masks once they increase economic activities, going forward. South Korea suffered a mask supply crisis when the country's coronavirus outbreak peaked in late February and early March. The government stepped in