▲ Mask donated by former President Mawin Alibaba


The distribution of 1 million masks donated to Korea by former chairman Mawin, the founder of e-commerce Alibaba, has begun.

The Korean Red Cross announced that it has urgently transported 1 million masks donated by the Mawin Public Interest Fund and Alibaba Public Interest Fund from a logistics warehouse in Incheon to 15 Red Cross offices nationwide this morning (12th).

The masks are products from Japanese, Chinese, and American companies that meet international standards similar to KF94, the Red Cross said.

The Red Cross is vulnerable to 100,000 patients in minor medical treatment centers such as Daegu and Gyeongbuk, 440,000 copies from 87 medical teams, including nationally designated infectious disease dedicated hospitals, 200,000 copies from the cohort quarantine facility, elderly people with disabilities, and people with disabilities Priority is given to 260,000 pages in the hierarchy.

The first of 100,000 N95 masks donated to the Korean government, 10,000 disposable medical protective clothing, and 1 million disposable medical masks arrived through Incheon International Airport yesterday.

The Red Cross said 80,000 N95s coming in first will be distributed nationwide on the 16th through customs clearance.

(Photo = Korean Red Cross, Yonhap News)