[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Carelabs' non-face-to-face medical service platform 'Goodoc' will start supplying masks priced in the 100-won range to users from the 18th.
The Carelabs Goodoc division announced on the 17th that, due to recent supply shortages and the emergence of excessive profits in secondhand transactions, which have become a social issue in mask supply, they plan to launch a mask sales service priced at 118 won per mask starting on the 18th.
The initial supply volume will be approximately 1.2 million triple-filter masks (24,000 boxes), and from 12 PM on the 18th, they will begin priority sales of a limited quantity secured through the newly added 'Goodoc Half-Price Mask' category within the Goodoc platform. The Goodoc division intends to continue supplying masks priced in the 100-won range to app users as additional quantities become available.
Park Kyungdeuk, CEO of Carelabs, stated, “Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Goodoc has introduced services such as the ‘Mask Scanner’ for user convenience and has been considering its public role in solving social issues as a leading domestic non-face-to-face medical service platform operator. This newly established service aims to prevent social problems such as excessive profits in secondhand transactions that exploit the rapidly increasing demand and hopes to create an opportunity for high-quality mask products to be supplied at affordable prices not only on ‘Goodoc’ but everywhere, considering the sharp rise in mask prices compared to before the COVID-19 crisis.”
Carelabs operates ‘Goodoc’, which is described as the number one non-face-to-face medical service platform in Korea. It provides user services including ▲ hospital and pharmacy location search, ▲ remote medical consultation services and information on affiliated providers, ▲ non-face-to-face hospital registration and medical fee payment, and ▲ real-time public mask status by pharmacy.
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