It is reported by TASS.
“If the North Korean authorities respond positively, we will spare no effort and provide all necessary assistance, including supplying coronavirus vaccines, medicines, medical instruments, and sending medical workers,” he said during a speech in parliament.
Yoon Sok-yeol emphasized the republic's readiness to provide humanitarian assistance to the DPRK at any time, "despite political and military considerations."
Earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced the emergency situation in the DPRK due to COVID-19.
He also ordered the mobilization of the military to arrange the supply of medicines to pharmacies amid the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
In North Korea, more than 392 thousand people with a high temperature were detected per day, eight patients died.