S. Korean mask manufacturers to supply pharmacies, post offices with face masks

정부 "약국•우체국서 마스크 판매…1인5매 구입제한"

Faced with a shortage of protective face masks, …the South Korean government has ordered manufacturers to supply masks to state-run or public retailers …from as early as Thursday afternoon.
Manufacturers are required to release at least 50 percent of their daily output, …or five million face masks, to retailers such as Korea Post, Nonghyup and pharmacies.
To prevent hoarding, each buyer will be limited to five masks.
An additional 500-thousand masks will be supplied to medical facilities and the Daegu Medical Association.
In addition, a total of five million face masks will be distributed in the Daegu region over the next five days.

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