COVID-19 Test Kits to be Exported to UAE(Seoul=Yonhap News) COVID-19 test kits and related supplies intended for export to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are stored in a logistics warehouse near Incheon Airport.
The Blue House announced on the 17th that 51,000 test kits for COVID-19 testing were urgently exported to the UAE. 2020.3.17 [Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Resale and DB prohibited]
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] It has been confirmed that 126 countries have requested to import or receive support for Korean-made diagnostic kits.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 7th, the number of countries requesting diagnostic kit support through diplomatic channels has reached 100. Thirty-six countries requested import only, 28 countries requested humanitarian support only, and 36 countries requested both.
It was confirmed that 26 countries individually requested supply from Korean private companies. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official stated that regarding the export of diagnostic kits to the United States, "contracts are being made and shipments are expected soon."
In response, the government is forming a task force (TF) to devise support measures. The government plans to provide support to each country considering the domestic supply situation.
Plans to support quarantine supplies to 14 countries, including Iran, are also under discussion. For Iran, which is under U.S. sanctions, consultations are underway with the U.S. side to obtain permission for humanitarian trade purposes.
Repatriation of overseas nationals continues one after another. Overseas Koreans are returning from Hungary, New Zealand, Kenya, and on the 8th, about 260 people will arrive from Moscow, Russia. Returns from Barcelona and Madrid in Spain, as well as Frankfurt in Germany, are also ongoing.
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