Face Mask Policies in South Korea in Response to COVID-19

Seungwon Yu; Suhee Kim; Junmo Kang

doi:10.1177/1010539520951397

Face Mask Policies in South Korea in Response to COVID-19

Seungwon Yu, Suhee Kim, Junmo Kang

Department of Urban Administration

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Abstract

All over the world, the critical shortage of face masks has been evident during the COVID-19 outbreak. No specific policy to solve the shortage has been shared among public health scholars and practitioners. Recently, the Korean government implemented noteworthy policies to stabilize the face mask market. This article examines the three government initiatives (Emergency Stabilization Policies) using participant observation, and what the effects of the Emergency Stabilization Policies are.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-499
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520951397
State	Published - Nov 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
emergency stabilization policy
face mask
public health
publicly available face mask

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