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One issue that has arisen in South Korea – as elsewhere – is a shortage of face masks. In an act of civic virtue, many citizens have begun wearing cotton masks to enable medical-quality masks to go to hospital personnel.

The government also appealed to the public, and volunteers have responded, making masks of their own to donate.

About 251 volunteers took part in a mask-making event in the city of Goyang, a satellite town northwest of Seoul, from March 5. They produced a total of 1,799 masks before being shut down as more stringent social distancing measures were applied.

Lee Soo-yoon, 28, a company worker, was among them.

“I majored in design at college, so I can handle sewing,” she told Asia Times. “I joined my mother in this and I am glad that I could do something for people who need help.”

Lee said she was particularly compelled to volunteer after hearing that some senior citizens were picking up masks that had been discarded on the ground and wearing them as hoped-for protection.

Though some question the efficacy of cotton masks, Lee has her own arguments for their use.

“My family members have mostly been using [cotton masks] and we wash them every day,” she said. “We can only buy two kinds of masks [in pharmacies], and I think there are people who need them more than us.”

The cotton mask-making center is poised to resume activities after April. 5, when current social-distancing guidelines are expected to be eased.

For some, the benefits of volunteering may extend beyond the personal gratification of doing the right thing and leaving them able to answer the question “What did you do during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak?” with pride.

https://asiatimes.com/2020/04/its-volunteers-versus-virus-in-south-korea/

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