<Anchor> The
government has come up with a countermeasure to bring our people from India, where the corona is serious. Whenever there is someone who wants to return to Korea, they will operate a flight and provide medical equipment to the local area.
First, Kwak Sang-eun is a reporter.
<Reporter> With
around 300,000 new corona19 confirmed cases a day, the Indian medical system is truly the worst.
[Park Sang-gil/Korean residents living in Gurugram near New Delhi, India: All medical facilities are full. While waiting in the car, I interviewed a doctor, and in case of an emergency, what should I do with the oxygen tank? I am in the state of receiving such a prescription.]
There are 10,000 Koreans staying in India.
There are many cases of corporate expatriates or doing business in the region, but as the Corona 19 situation became more serious, I went back to my country one after another.
[Park Sang-gil/Korean residents living in Gurugram near New Delhi, India: I also sent my wife to Korea, and most of them send their families and children to Korea, and there are many people who are alone now. Because it's dangerous... .] Although the
government recently suspended flights to and from India, it has said that there will be no problems in the operation of flights for the Korean people to return home.
Whenever there is a demand for Korean residents, it was decided to promptly grant permission to operate irregular flights, and not separate facilities for returning Korean residents.
[Young-sam Choi/Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Whenever there is a demand, we will do our best to support those who wish to return to Korea.] At
least 114 confirmed Korean residents in India identified by diplomatic authorities, of which 30 or more are still treated. It is known to be receiving.
The government quickly provides medical equipment such as oxygen generators to the Korean community, and the Indian government is also considering supplying millions of dollars worth of in-kind assistance such as diagnostic kits.
(Video coverage: Jung Seong-hwa, video editing: Kim Ho-jin)
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