United Future Party: "71 Countries Ban Entry from Korea... Moon Jae-in Stubbornly Refuses to Ban China"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party raised its voice of criticism against President Moon Jae-in for still not restricting entry from China amid the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Park Yong-chan, spokesperson for the United Future Party, said in a statement on the 1st, "The number of countries that have imposed entry bans or strengthened entry procedures on travelers departing from Korea has increased to a total of 71."

Earlier, on the 29th of last month, an Asiana Airlines passenger plane departing for Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, made an emergency return due to the Vietnamese government's refusal to allow landing, and the Vietnamese government suspended visa-free entry for Koreans.

Spokesperson Park said, "It is truly absurd that South Korea is being turned away even by other countries due to the Wuhan COVID-19," and pointed out, "If the Moon Jae-in administration had succeeded in early quarantine measures, our country would not have been treated this way in the first place."

He added, "President Moon said at a meeting with ruling and opposition party leaders, 'A complete ban on entry from China does not seem effective,' and 'If we completely ban entry from China, our case might be reciprocated by other countries, and South Korea could become a banned country for other nations,' showing a still unyielding stance," and criticized, "Given that 71 countries have already taken measures to ban entry or strengthen procedures against Korea, opposing a ban on Chinese entry on the grounds that we might be banned is illogical."

Spokesperson Park said, "If the president's claim that the ban is ineffective is true, then why are countries like the United States, Australia, and Russia implementing a complete entry ban on China regardless of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines?" and criticized, "South Korea being turned away by other countries is a tragic result caused by the incompetence of the Moon Jae-in administration."

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