President Moon: "The land nurtured spring cabbage, and the people nurtured hope"

Hope Message Amid COVID-19 Social Challenges... "If We Embrace Each Other with Our Hearts, That Is True Hope"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] "For small restaurants, citizens are helping to reduce inventory, and guesthouses are providing rooms to medical staff. Hearing the news of Daegu citizens caring for each other in ways the government cannot has naturally moved my heart."

President Moon Jae-in emphasized through an SNS message on the afternoon of the 4th that hope remains alive even amid the social difficulties caused by the 'novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19)'.

President Moon said, "The land has grown spring cabbage, and the people have nurtured hope," adding, "We are now talking about 'social distancing,' but our hearts are closely linked, walking together with arms around each other."

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President Moon explained, "About 320 households in Nam-gu, Daegu, who are under self-quarantine, received fresh spring cabbage from Jindo, Jeollanam-do. It was a gesture of gratitude from the Jindogun Gunnae-myeon Residents' Autonomy Committee to the Nam-gu residents who helped with flood recovery in 2012."

He mentioned that masks, beverages, and lunch boxes are continuously being delivered by citizens to Daegu Medical Center and Dongsan Hospital. President Moon explained, "Private hospitals have volunteered to become dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, and doctors are fulfilling their calling as the 'last doctors in the neighborhood.'"

President Moon said, "Large churches are practicing love by providing training centers as living treatment centers. Special donations received by the Community Chest of Korea exceeded 27 billion won in less than ten days, and there are even people who canceled their cancer insurance policies, which they had paid for seven years, to donate. Warmth is accumulating nationwide, including 30,000 masks anonymously sent from Anseong Public Health Center."

President Moon emphasized, "I am always moved. There are many good people in our society. Good hearts that do not think of their own interests first always nurture hope. It is okay even if it is not money or goods. If we embrace each other with our hearts, that itself is hope."

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