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Some of the 1 million masks to be applied to foreign veterans 6/25 depart tomorrow (10).
Its goal is to reward the sacrifices of older veterans, but the government plans to expand its support abroad while observing the supply and demand for household masks.
Reporter Im Sung-ho reports.
[앵커]The large cargo is slowly loaded into military transport.
These are quarantine masks that will apply to foreign veterans 6/25.
[양진우 / 마스크 수송기 조종사 : 우리가 도움을 받는 나라에서 은혜를 갚을 수 있는 위치가 되었다는 것에 국민의 한 사람으로 대단한 자부심을 느끼고 있습니다.]22 countries, including the United States, have helped us as UN forces.
All suffer from the recent spread of the Corona19 infection.
In particular, 6/25 veterans are highly vulnerable to Corona 19, with an average age of 88 years.
In fact, in the United States, at least 12 6/25 veterans died from the crown19.
In response, the Korean government decided to send a million masks to veterans of the Korean War.
500,000 copies are shipped to the United States where 90% of veterans are located, and 500,000 are distributed to the remaining 21 veterans.
[김은기 / 6‧25전쟁 70주년 사업추진위원회 공동위원장 : (해외 참전용사들의) 희생과 공헌에 조금이나마 보답하고자 마스크를 지원하기로 했습니다.]The government plans to expand support for the masks to countries other than those participating in the Korean War.
Currently, there are more than 70 countries that have officially requested the government to support the masks.
The government plans to apply in order, depending on the extent of corona19 damage in each country, the conditions for prevention and the need for masks and the need for diplomatic and security assistance.
[이의경 / 식품의약품안전처장 : 우리나라 마스크의 우수성과 K-방역모델을 해외에 널리 알리기 위해 국내 생산 마스크의 인도적 목적의 해외지원을 확대하고자 합니다.]The government emphasized that it would prioritize domestic demand for masks and adjust the amount of support abroad according to the current demand for and supply of masks.
This is YTN Lim Seong-ho.
