Korean Party "27 Confirmed Cases... Immediate Implementation of Additional Entry Restrictions on China Needed"

Foreign tourists wearing masks are passing in front of the COVID-19 screening clinic installed on the Myeongdong shopping street in Seoul on the 9th. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] As the government is considering additional entry restrictions on other high-risk areas within China to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia), the Liberty Korea Party emphasized that immediate implementation, not just consideration, is necessary.

Kim Seong-won, spokesperson for the Liberty Korea Party, stated in a commentary on the 9th, "The 26th and 27th confirmed cases have been identified as visitors from Guangdong Province, not Hubei Province, strongly raising the need to expand the entry restriction areas."

He added, "Yet, instead of immediate implementation of entry restrictions, there is only further consideration, which is frustrating beyond words," and criticized, "Whose approval are they waiting for to respond so slowly? What is more important than the lives and safety of the people that they choose the wrong answer over the obvious right one?"

Spokesperson Kim pointed out, "The government's amateurish response, wavering and hesitating, caused anxious and bleak times. It is frightening and worrisome to think about how much longer we will have to rely on a single mask," and noted, "There have been over 800 deaths in China alone, surpassing the global SARS death toll. This is a national disaster situation."

He emphasized, "The government and related ministries must respond thoroughly with extraordinary resolve to prevent the public from feeling anxious more than ever before," and urged, "Nothing is more important than the lives and safety of our people. Even now, look only to the people and present proper measures."

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