As neighbors, landlords or consumers, many people in Korea are reaching out to those hit harder by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Sharing images of their receipts under the hashtag #goodconsumer, they encourage others to join in.
Flower boutiques and rice cake shops also saw their sales nearly halved. Mom and pop stores are on the brink of going out of business during the prolonged social distancing campaign. Since Pohang, a North Gyeongsang Province city hit hard by the virus, started selling fresh fish, spinach and mushrooms at a drive-thru station within a parking lot on March 14, consumers and farmers have welcomed the new sales model as a way to reduce potential exposure to the virus.
“As I’ve been exporting all my strawberries to the United States and Hong Kong, I was devastated when I had to dump several hundred kilograms of strawberries. But I was able to sell 400 kilograms a day at the event,” he said. Dozens of celebrities and YouTubers have raised or donated funds to address the coronavirus outbreak.
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