The government sent a mask to the United States, which suffered from the spread of Corona19.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today (11th) that it had urgently applied to the US government for 2 million masks in support of the US-Korea Corona 19 response.

This is a follow-up to the Corona 19 joint response discussed in the summit talks of the two countries on March 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained.

The mask will be delivered to US medical sites struggling with Corona 19 and will be transported by US freighters departing early today (11th).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “With this support, we hope that the ROK 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.”

Currently, exports of masks are banned in principle, but the government has decided to allow foreign supplies for humanitarian assistance, if officially requested by foreign governments.

So far, more than 70 countries have officially requested the government to support masks.

The government has set the criteria for selecting foreign masks as targets for countries that are in urgent need of masks due to the severe damage caused by corona19 and weak medical and quarantine conditions.