The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) apologizes for the COVID-19 medication shortages due to the increased volume of usage than expected.

The KDCA stated that after acknowledging the need for medication supply, it had secured medication for 260,000 people after discussing it with the office for national finance. Additional distribution will be made in part starting this week.

During the 'COVID-19 Status Report and Measures' briefing on August 16th, KDCA's Assistant Director of Reserve Material Park Jee-yeong stated, "The KDCA is considerably acknowledging the current medication shortage, and we are deeply sorry about the issue." Park said, "We will strive to stabilize