<Anchor> The

new corona19 confirmed the 40th in the second day. The'regional proliferation trend' continues, and 24 cases of'overseas inflows' have appeared, especially among immigrants from Kazakhstan.However, the government has confirmed that the risk of transmission is relatively low due to confirmation during quarantine or self-containment in the case of overseas inflows. Judged that it is manageable level as the first step of distance positioning.

The public mask system introduced at the end of February was decided to be abolished. The supply of anti-splash masks, which are thin and in high demand, is expected to stabilize by the end of this month.

This is reporter Park Chan-beom.

<Reporter> At the

end of February, when Corona 19 spread rapidly, people who flocked to buy a mask filled the streets.

When the mask turmoil broke out, the government introduced a'public mask' system that directly regulated the volume of masks.

In March, a five-part system was implemented that was purchased by day of the week depending on the date of birth.

The government says it will abolish the public mask supply system, which has been in effect for nearly five months, beginning on the 12th.

It will be transformed into the same market supply system as before.

[Lee Eui-kyung/Director of Food and Drug Safety: From July 12, you can freely purchase health masks from various retailers such as pharmacies, marts, and online stores.]

Also, we decided to ease the restrictions on the export of health masks.

The price of health masks, which increased significantly in February, fell to 2,100 won in online and 1,600 won in offline stores as supply and demand stabilized recently.

But for the time being, there are many prospects that the price will not drop to its previous level.

[Mask maker officials: Because the filter or something is not enough, the price has not dropped much. For the time being (I think the price is going to go up and down).]

Surgical masks for medical institutions maintain the public supply system and increase the rate of public delivery.

The government predicted that there would be no problem with the supply and demand of masks for splash-blocking masks, which have increased in demand as the days get hotter, if production continues to increase at the current rate.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Won-hee Won, CG: Jun-ho Lee)  

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