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The government urgently supports 2 million masks in the United States … Scheduled to supply medical sites
Reporter Eunji Kim Busan.com [email protected]
Check-in: 2020-05-11 07:44:35Edit: 2020-05-11 07:50:22Posted: 2020-05-11 07:50:31
The government urgently provided 2 million masks to the United States, which is struggling with the spread of new coronavirus infections.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 10th (local time) that it had urgently supplied 2 million masks to the US federal government. USA In cooperation with the US Crown 19. USA And Korea.
The Foreign Office is a follow-up to President Moon Jae-in and United States President Donald Trump, who have a phone call to discuss Corona 19’s joint response on March 24. He explained that the decision was taken into consideration of the consideration.
The mask will be supplied to the US medical site. USA In trouble with Corona 19, and was transported via an American freighter that left earlier this day.
The Foreign Ministry said: “With this support, we hope that the Republic of Korea and the United States can quickly overcome the common challenge of Corona 19 and contribute to sharing Korea’s defense experience in the international community.”
The Korean Embassy in the United States also said: “I look forward to contributing to the United States’ efforts to overcome Corona19 sooner.”
The government has banned the export of masks in principle, but allows exceptions in the case of the humanitarian aid form officially requested by foreign governments. So far, more than 70 countries have officially asked the government to support the masks.
The government has established criteria for selecting foreign masks as targets for countries that need masks due to the damage caused by the Crown 19 and weak medical and quarantine conditions.
Reporter Eunji Kim Busan.com [email protected]