Department store sells masks amid virus spread

(2 Mar 2020) With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiking over 4,000, a South Korean department store continued its disinfection efforts on Monday.

Employees at the department store located in the western part of Seoul disinfected shops and sold masks to visitors, who started lining up earlier in the morning to buy masks.

Masks are hard to find on store shelves in many places.

In South Korea long lines formed outside stores, even before they opened.

Like other Asian nations, South Koreans have long worn face masks to prevent spreading colds or alleviate allergies.

That practice has grown more widespread since the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19.

As of Monday morning, the number of confirmed cases reached 4,212.



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