Lee Jae-myung "Considering Gyeonggi-do's Situation, It Is Difficult to Accommodate Daegu Confirmed Cases"... Proposes a Compromise Plan

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, has expressed a principled opposition to Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin's request to accommodate confirmed COVID-19 patients at Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center.

He then proposed a compromise plan to send general patients from private hospitals in Daegu to Gyeonggi Province and admit COVID-19 patients there.

On the 26th, Governor Lee opened his statement on Facebook, saying, "(Regarding Mayor Kwon's SOS) I am not unaware of Daegu's difficulties, but accommodating Daegu's confirmed COVID-19 patients at Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center is truly a difficult matter."

He continued, "Considering the greater good, we should accommodate (Daegu's confirmed patients in Gyeonggi), but as the Governor of Gyeonggi Province, thinking about the anxiety and damage to residents and the worst-case scenarios that could occur in Gyeonggi, it is difficult to accept," expressing his concerns.

Governor Lee added, "Today, I proposed to the government 'to send general patients from private hospitals in Daegu out to secure hospitals for COVID-19 patients in Daegu, and transfer general patients to Gyeonggi (of course, to independent and safe hospitals).'"

He further explained, "Although this requires cooperation from general hospitals and procedures such as compulsory measures and compensation based on laws, I think this is an appropriate compromise."

Earlier, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin requested Governor Lee Jae-myung to accommodate COVID-19 confirmed patients. Both Mayor Kwon and Governor Lee are from Andong, Gyeongbuk.

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