President Moon spends Lunar New Year holiday in Yangsan and returns to Blue House... Receives report on Wuhan pneumonia

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] President Moon Jae-in returned to the Blue House on the 26th after spending the Lunar New Year holiday at his private residence in Yangsan, Gyeongnam.

According to the Blue House, President Moon and his wife Kim Jung-sook headed to Yangsan on the 23rd to spend a 3-night, 4-day holiday and returned around 5 p.m. on the same day. This was the first Lunar New Year since he lost his mother, Kang Han-ok, in October last year.

During the holiday, the Moon couple stayed at their home in Yangsan, visited the graves of his father and mother, and on Lunar New Year's Day, held ancestral rites with family members.

In addition, they received a briefing on the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) that has recently spread to China and neighboring countries. It is reported that he will return to official duties on the 27th, the last day of the holiday.

Meanwhile, on the morning of the same day, as the third confirmed domestic case of Wuhan pneumonia occurred, President Moon delivered a message to the public, urging, "Please trust the government and refrain from excessive anxiety." In relation to this, he directly communicated with Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Jeong Ki-hyun, Director of the National Medical Center, received reports on the response situation, and issued related instructions.

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