Some 30,000 S. Koreans have returned from other countries amid pandemic: Blue House
- 4 years ago
청 "103개국 재외국민 3만 명 귀국 지원 완료"
More than 30-thousand South Korean nationals living overseas have been able to make their way home despite the almost worldwide lockdown.
According to the presidential office, they've returned from 103 different countries either using chartered flights, Korean carriers adding extra flights for them or taking foreign airlines.
The South Korean government has also helped some 250 Japanese nationals get back to their home country by arranging temporary flights... and Japan has done the same for 100 South Koreans.
As for business travel, the Blue House says 12 countries, including China and Vietnam, have made exceptions for South Koreans, allowing them to enter, which has benefited around 6-thousand-700 people so far.
More than 30-thousand South Korean nationals living overseas have been able to make their way home despite the almost worldwide lockdown.
According to the presidential office, they've returned from 103 different countries either using chartered flights, Korean carriers adding extra flights for them or taking foreign airlines.
The South Korean government has also helped some 250 Japanese nationals get back to their home country by arranging temporary flights... and Japan has done the same for 100 South Koreans.
As for business travel, the Blue House says 12 countries, including China and Vietnam, have made exceptions for South Koreans, allowing them to enter, which has benefited around 6-thousand-700 people so far.