President Moon Presides Over Cabinet Meeting... Discusses Measures Against 'Novel Coronavirus'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] President Moon Jae-in will preside over a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House on the 4th. The meeting is expected to discuss inter-ministerial response measures related to the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).

Park Neung-hoo, Minister of Health and Welfare and head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for the novel coronavirus, will report on the infection and quarantine status and prevention measures, and each ministry is expected to discuss related countermeasures.

As the government banned the entry of all foreigners who have visited or stayed in Hubei Province, China, within the past two weeks starting at midnight on the same day, the meeting may also discuss strengthening entry and exit restrictions, including expanding the entry ban.

Additionally, the government plans to review and approve 22 presidential decree proposals, including a partial amendment to the Organization of the Ministry of Unification and its affiliated agencies, as well as 3 general agenda items during the meeting.

The partial amendment to the Organization of the Ministry of Unification and its affiliated agencies includes expanding and reorganizing the Ministry of Unification's Exchange and Cooperation Bureau into the Exchange and Cooperation Office and increasing personnel to strengthen policy and planning functions related to inter-Korean exchange and cooperation.

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