The Government's All Ministries Shift to 24-Hour Emergency Situation Room System for COVID-19 Response

Ministers Elevated as Heads of Emergency Response Organizations Including Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of National Defense
Departments Without Emergency Response Units to Establish Them Immediately

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 6th that as the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continue, all ministries will switch to a 24-hour emergency situation room system starting from the 4th of this month.

Ministries currently operating emergency response organizations according to manuals, such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of National Defense, will strengthen their response posture by elevating the heads of these emergency response organizations to agency heads. Ministries that are not currently operating separate emergency response organizations will form them immediately. Work shifts should be organized by evenly utilizing personnel within the organization to prevent fatigue accumulation among those in charge.

Furthermore, ministers and vice ministers of each ministry will directly oversee quarantine and the livelihood economy on site. They will share emergency contact networks with pan-government response organizations such as the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and the Central Accident Investigation Headquarters, and establish a system to promptly address urgent issues.

Jinyoung, the 2nd Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, urged, "All government ministries should do their best in quarantine efforts and, under the recognition of an emergency economic situation, also make efforts for economic recovery."

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