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The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, received on Thursday an important donation of clinical supplies from the Korean government to combat the coronavirus, consisting of 41 thousand reagents for PCR tests and 50 thousand masks.
The contribution delivered by the Korean ambassador in our country, Keun Ho Jang, reached a value close to 500 thousand dollars and it is part of a series of cooperation agreements signed between both countries, which have gained relevance in relation to the fight against Covid-19.
“As a Ministry of Health and as a Government we have closely followed the Korean strategy, which was very successful. I am grateful for the donation of these items that will go to protect our health personnel and all Chileans who need them, ”said Minister Enrique Paris.
The authority added that “in my passage through South Korea I learned about the technological development, the productive capacity and the drive of this people that after a war has managed to go back to one of the first nations in the world in technology and human development”
Likewise, the Secretary of Health stated that the possibility of bringing a medicine to Chile from Korea is being studied and participate in the process of generating a vaccine against Covid-19, when it is in a more advanced stage of development.
For his part, Ambassador Keun Ho Jang, stated that Chile and Korea established diplomatic relations two generations ago, but the ties of friendship and cooperation date back to the early 1950s, recalling the collaboration given by Chile to his country during the War of Korea.
“As ambassador, I would like to express the appreciation of the Korean people to the Chilean brothers and to point out that the Covid-19 pandemic is not a challenge for some, but rather a challenge for all humanity and we have all witnessed an unprecedented global health crisis. . I am sure that Korean technology and Chile’s potential can formulate a health cooperation system that favors both countries, “the diplomat emphasized, adding that the donation delivered” is a sample of the firm will of the Korean government to work together with the Chilean government to strengthen ties “, he pointed.
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