SEOUL: With the increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the southern cities of Daegu and Cheongdo in South Korea, the cities are declared special care zones. However, the Nepali embassy has claimed that all Nepalis there are safe.
Daegu is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Incheon. 4 patients in South Korea have died when a total of 556 cases have been confirmed.
According to Nepal’s Embassy in South Korea, there are more than 1,000 Nepali migrant workers and about 150 Nepali students in Daegu.
There are about 40,000 Nepali migrant workers, 2,500 students and about 1,000 other Nepalis working in different professions.
Although the Nepalis have not been infected till date, they are said to be at risk and some of them are even thinking of returning home if the situation worsens.
“It is risky living here. If the Nepal government decides to take us a home we will return,” said Bijaya Rai, a Nepali currently running a restaurant and shop in Weagwan, an area close to Daegu.
In the meantime, Nepal’s Embassy in South Korea has issued a circulatory notice and has asked the Nepalis there to take precautions and contact the embassy in case they needed further help.
(With input from agencies)
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