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you have heard, there was a mask story in the government announcement today (7th), but many parents are worried about whether they can wear a mask all day in the hot weather. There are a lot of people who are looking for these masks nowadays, because it is no longer necessary to use the slightly thicker health masks used by the quarantine authorities, and these thin disposable masks, often called dental masks, can be used. In particular, small masks are not easy to find, and prices are rising even in China.

Reporter Kim Hyeong-rae was covered.

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middle of the hypermarket store, a dental mask stand was installed.

Recently, as more and more customers are looking for dental masks, the company has repositioned the merchandise location in the middle.

[Yoo Soo-young / Seoul Gangseo-gu: It's much easier to breathe, not sweating.] In the

past week, the sales volume of dental masks for this hypermarket has soared 15% over a week ago.

Although there is a growing demand from parents who want to wear a thin mask for children who need to wear a mask all day long before attending school, the small mask was not even able to enter because it did not have enough supplies.

[Johan Baek / E-Mart Manager: Currently, only large masks are coming in. Small size has not yet been

entered .] [Yoon Yong-soon / Seoul Yangcheon-gu: There are a lot of people looking for this, so I made a good time to purchase on the Internet, and I failed again.

There have even been videos online that show how to reduce a typical large mask to small.

On online shopping sites, many people complain that prices are constantly rising, even in China.

[Yeomyujeong / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: As a courtesy measure, I use a Chinese dental mask, but it was not easy to purchase or difficult.] As the

dental mask became a precious body, some voices were asked to include the dental mask in the amount of public masks.

(Video coverage: Seung-Won Park, Seong-Hwan Park, video editing: Park Ki-Duk) 

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