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Bono asks South Korean President for PPE and medical equipment for Ireland

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U2 frontman Bono has written to South Korean President Moon Jae-in asking for assistance with tackling the Covid-19 outbreak in Ireland, according to the president's office.

A spokesperson for Mr Moon said that Bono asked South Korea for PPE, medical equipment and diagnostic kits and would pay for it himself.

Earlier this month, U2 announced that it was contributing €10m for the sourcing and purchase of PPE. Bono has also hailed South Korea's leadership during the pandemic.

South Korea was among the first countries to be hit by the virus outside China, where the coronavirus first emerged. For a time South Korea had the world's second-largest outbreak before it was largely brought under control through a widespread testing drive.

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