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[Column] Pharmacist's role during COVID-19 outbreak

By Jung, Heung-Jun | translator Byun Kyung A

20.02.17 06:14:17

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“Do you have hand sanitizer?”
“Do you have masks?”

These were the most frequently asked questions at my pharmacy starting from Lunar New Year holiday season when the first case of COVID-19 in Korea was confirmed. It is disheartening to see people looking for hand sanitizer in every pharmacy as if not owning one would kill them.

Obviously, a public place required have one is unavoidable. But thinking that hand sanitizer would give immunity to virus is a problem.

I tried to tell people to carry personal liquid soap and wash their hands at public restrooms as Korea has clean and convenient facilities. But it frustrates me to see people trusting information from

Jung, Heung-Jun(jhj@dailypharm.com)
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