Korea proposes joint stockpile of medical, quarantine supplies for future health crises Posted : 2021-05-28 11:00 Updated : 2021-05-28 11:00 Seoul officials participate in the virtual session of the Northeast Asia Conference on Health Security, May 27. Yonhap Korea has proposed the establishment of a multinational system to stockpile medical and quarantine supplies to respond to future health crises during a regional cooperation forum, the foreign ministry said Friday. Seoul made the proposal at the third virtual session of the Northeast Asia Conference on Health Security on Thursday. The forum was launched in December based on an initiative that President Moon Jae-in suggested to foster joint efforts to handle pandemics and other challenges.