Masks, test kits back on shopping lists amid signs of COVID-19 resurgence

As COVID-19 infections begin to climb, pandemic-era shopping habits are making a comeback, with people once again reaching for masks and self-test kits. All three major convenience store chains — 7-Eleven, GS25 and CU — have seen a sharp rise in sales of related products over the past month, according to news reports Friday. Sales of COVID-19 self-test kits at 7-Eleven, for example, recorded a 62 percent on-month rise from Aug. 1-26, while those of masks, cold medicine and fever and pain relieve

By The Korea Herald