According to a survey conducted in South Korea in February of 2020, around 70 percent of respondents stated that they started to wear face masks after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. About 19 percent were already wearing masks even before the outbreak, and another 11 percent said they do not wear masks regardless of coronavirus. The most popular type of face masks among South Koreans were KF94 health masks.
Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020
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Hankook Research. (February 24, 2020). Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/
Hankook Research. "Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020." Chart. February 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/
Hankook Research. (2020). Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/
Hankook Research. "Comparison of Face Mask Use before and after The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/
Hankook Research, Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Comparison of face mask use before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea as of February 2020 [Graph], Hankook Research, February 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103501/south-korea-mask-use-before-after-covid-19/
