An ailing boy who was visited by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s wife during last month’s Asean summit in Cambodia will be provided free treatment at a hospital in Seoul, a move likely to add more fuel to the political fire caused by the encounter dubbed as “poverty porn”.
The 14-year-old, suffering from a congenital heart disease, will get medical care at the Asan Foundation-run Asan Medical Centre from December.
The hospital and its foundation will also bear his healthcare costs, an Asan representative told the Korea Herald.
