Starting tomorrow (27th), the limit on the number of purchases of the COVID-19 self-test kits that can be purchased at pharmacies and convenience stores will be lifted. As a result, consumers will be able to purchase as many self-test kits as they want, which was previously limited to only five.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that starting tomorrow, the restrictions on the sale of self-test kits will be lifted, and the method that has only been produced in bulk packaging of 20 or more will be able to manufacture and sell no more than 5.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety explained that the distribution and supply of self-test kits have been stabilized due to the distribution improvement measures so far, and the restrictions on sales have been lifted.
In addition, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety added that the inconvenience of selling individually at pharmacies and convenience stores has been resolved as manufacturers can only produce large packages.
Small-packed products will be sequentially supplied to pharmacies and convenience stores from the 1st of the following month, and the selling price is 6,000 won per unit.
In addition, the sale of self-test kits is possible only at pharmacies and convenience stores, and the measure that bans online sales will be extended as it is.
This measure is effective until the 30th of the following month.
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