President Moon purchases 30 boxes of stick-type Hongsam for delivery to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Visited Namdaemun Market to Hear Merchants' Difficulties... "We Will Do Our Best to Support Traditional Market Small Business Owners and Self-Employed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] "We are trying to send enough for all the employees at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency to eat. How many servings would 30 boxes be, how many sticks are in one box?"

President Moon Jae-in said this on the morning of the 12th during a visit to a ginseng store at Namdaemun Market in Seoul. The purpose was to deliver gifts to the employees of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, who have been overwhelmed with work to the point of worrying about overwork since the COVID-19 outbreak.

President Moon said, "Since all the employees at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency have been working hard, is there a convenient form of red ginseng extract that they can easily consume? Please arrange to send some of that..." When the merchant showed the product, President Moon and Minister Park Young-sun of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups also tasted the stick-type red ginseng extract.

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When President Moon expressed his intention to purchase the red ginseng extract, the merchant explained, "There are 30 sticks in each box." President Moon said, "That's good, 30 boxes," and the merchant replied, "Thank you."

Meeting the merchant, President Moon said, "Ginseng and red ginseng are good for immunity, right? If you promote those products more..." The merchant responded, "Products like red ginseng and ginseng have a long history and help boost immunity, so I hope these can help suppress the coronavirus to some extent."

When the merchant said that customer numbers have dropped by more than 70% since the COVID-19 outbreak, President Moon said, "That's why I came because I was worried. I hope our visit today gives you strength. The government, and our Ministry of SMEs and Startups as the lead department, will do our best to support traditional markets, small business owners, and self-employed people."

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