Most Popular
-
1
K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
-
2
Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
-
3
Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
-
4
Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
-
5
Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
-
6
Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
-
7
[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
![[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul](//res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/04/17/20240417050734_0.jpg&u=)
-
8
Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
-
9
[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
![[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year](//res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/04/17/20240417050828_0.gif&u=)
-
10
Mother of student activist, whose death sparked pro-democracy movement, dies
![[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/04/17/20240417050734_0.jpg&u=)
![[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/04/17/20240417050828_0.gif&u=)
S. Korea to offer face masks, COVID-19 test kits to citizens in Myanmar amid virus spike
By YonhapPublished : July 16, 2021 - 14:09
South Korea plans to offer face masks and COVID-19 diagnostic kits to its citizens in Myanmar next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid a spike in new virus cases in the Southeast Asian country.
The move followed reports that three South Korean citizens in Myanmar died recently after having tested positive for COVID-19. The country reportedly posted 7,083 new virus cases with 145 additional deaths Wednesday.
"In consideration of the serious COVID-19 situation in Myanmar, the foreign ministry plans to provide masks and rapid COVID-19 diagnostic kits to vulnerable citizens in Myanmar," the ministry said in a text message to reporters.
On Tuesday next week, the ministry will start delivering 26 oxygen concentrators to the Korean residents' community in Myanmar by air, with the community covering the cost of purchasing them, a ministry official said.
Access to medical services has been seriously restricted in Myanmar, as many medical workers have been protesting February's military coup amid a shortage of oxygen and hospital beds, according to reports.
Currently, some 2,000 South Koreans are estimated to reside in and around Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon. (Yonhap)
The move followed reports that three South Korean citizens in Myanmar died recently after having tested positive for COVID-19. The country reportedly posted 7,083 new virus cases with 145 additional deaths Wednesday.
"In consideration of the serious COVID-19 situation in Myanmar, the foreign ministry plans to provide masks and rapid COVID-19 diagnostic kits to vulnerable citizens in Myanmar," the ministry said in a text message to reporters.
On Tuesday next week, the ministry will start delivering 26 oxygen concentrators to the Korean residents' community in Myanmar by air, with the community covering the cost of purchasing them, a ministry official said.
Access to medical services has been seriously restricted in Myanmar, as many medical workers have been protesting February's military coup amid a shortage of oxygen and hospital beds, according to reports.
Currently, some 2,000 South Koreans are estimated to reside in and around Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon. (Yonhap)
![[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/04/18/20240418050645_0.jpg&u=20240419100350)
