A Follow-up on Moon-Trump Phone Conversation on March 24
The South Korean government has sent 2 million face masks to the United States in emergency assistance as part of the ROK-U.S. cooperation for response to COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 12.
The provision of the masks was a follow-up on the discussion on joint response to COVID-19 between the presidents of the ROK and the U.S. in their telephone conversation on March 24.
South Korea sents the masks in comprehensive consideration of the COVID-19 situation and the demand for and supply of face masks at home as well as the need to support the ROK’s ally, the U.S., the ministry said in a statement.
The masks will be distributed to U.S. medical facilities on the frontline to fight COVID-19. They were transported by a U.S. cargo flight departing on May 11 and arriving in the U.S. on the same day.
The ministry hoped that the assistance would help the ROK and the U.S. quickly overcome the common challenge of COVID-19, while contributing to sharing the ROK’s experiences of quarantine and treatment with the international community.