△Head of South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters King Kongli Source: Yonhap News Agency
With the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the South Korean government advises people to postpone or cancel unnecessary crowd gatherings.
The head of South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Kim Gang-li, said at a press conference on the 26th that the government has raised the epidemic warning to the highest level of “serious” and implemented a revised guideline on collective activities and the use of public facilities, recommending that people suspend gatherings Hold activities indoors or outdoors with crowds, and try to avoid private gatherings and activities such as gatherings and traveling.
△Li Yiqing, Director of the Korean Food and Drug Safety Department (right) Source: Yonhap News Agency
In addition, the Korean government also recommends that some self-use masks can be used multiple times. On the 26th, Li Yiqing, director of the Korean Food and Drug Safety Department, stated at a press conference of the New Coronavirus Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters that individuals can reuse some of the less contaminated masks for personal use. Li Yiqing said that the Food and Drug Administration believes that when there is no new mask for replacement, some masks can be reused on the premise of judging whether the pollution level of the masks they have worn is suitable for their continued use.
In order to solve the current shortage of masks in South Korea, the South Korean government has decided to ban mask merchants from exporting masks from the 26th, and mask manufacturers’ export volume is limited to 10% of their output. From the 27th, the government will provide 3.5 million masks to citizens every day through regular sales outlets such as pharmacies, post offices, and agricultural cooperatives, with a limit of 5 masks per person. (Headquarters reporter Jin Jinzhe)
