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![People line up in front of a drug store in Jongno District, central Seoul, to receive publicly-distributed masks on March 21. The national health insurance database was used in limiting the masks to two per person every week as there was a surge in demand after the number of coronavirus cases shot up after many Shincheonji members especially in Daegu contracted the virus, forcing the city to lock down. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11424639.jpg?imageId=11424639&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)