Vice Minister of Health and Welfare: "Wuhan Evacuees' Quarantine Area Decided Considering Capacity and Accessibility"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Kim Hyemin and Jeon Jinyoung] Kim Kang-lip, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, explained on the 30th that the temporary residences for the evacuees from Wuhan city, who will be quarantined for two weeks, were decided to be Jincheon and Asan "considering capacity and accessibility."

Vice Minister Kim stated this during an emergency inquiry at the Health and Welfare Committee held at the National Assembly that morning, saying, "We considered several principles in selecting the temporary living facilities."

He said, "First, I thought the operating entity should be a government agency, and we selected the sites by comprehensively considering capacity, ease of management, and non-stop accessibility from the airport."

In response to a question from Kim Seung-hee, a member of the Liberty Korea Party, asking whether he considered the local residents' opposition as NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), Vice Minister Kim replied, "I think local residents understandably have anxiety about a disease for which there is no exact treatment or cure yet. We will strive to fully implement measures to alleviate their concerns."

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