Candidate Yibong Lee "Welcomes Democratic Party's Quarantine Law Amendment"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-bin, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for Gwangsan-gu Gap, Gwangju Metropolitan City, stated on the 31st, "The Democratic Party of Korea prioritizes the safety of the people over elections, temporarily postponing the launch of the election countermeasure committee, and welcomes the revision of the Quarantine Act to introduce a new quarantine system."

Candidate Lee said, "Our government's response is highly advanced, trusted by the international community, and even studied by other countries to learn from our quarantine system," adding, "However, the Quarantine Act, enacted in 1954, focuses on ships and cargo, which limits rapid response in modern society."

He continued, "The Quarantine Act should be revised to focus on aircraft and incoming travelers to strengthen direct quarantine," and said, "Changing the classification from contaminated areas and nearby contaminated areas to priority quarantine management areas requiring intensive quarantine and quarantine management areas will further strengthen quarantine procedures."

He also emphasized, "Strengthening local quarantine systems, increasing quarantine response personnel, innovating the quarantine medical system, improving the delivery system of preventive information by level, and reinforcing emergency medical and isolation protection processes in emergencies must follow," and stressed, "We must establish a legal foundation for a quarantine, prevention, and protection system that protects the people until the end."

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