Prime Minister Jeong: "Over 160 Billion Won in Public Donations Collected... We Will Definitely Win"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on the 14th, "Because all citizens are united in the fight against the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), we will surely win."

On the same day, Prime Minister Chung held a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for COVID-19 response at Daegu City Hall and stated, "So far, more than 160 billion won in public donations have been collected."

Prime Minister Chung mentioned, "With the spirit of supporting the medical staff, volunteers, and public officials dedicated to the war against COVID-19, goods and donations have been sent from all over the country and from all walks of life, and an elderly couple in Daejeon donated money they saved from government living expenses."

He added, "I ask the ministries and agencies in charge of handling donations to pay special attention so that the public's support can be promptly delivered to the necessary frontline locations."

Regarding the public mask 5-day rotation system implemented this week, Prime Minister Chung explained, "It is a system with inherent limitations that can never succeed without the understanding, concession, and active cooperation of the people," and said, "Over the past five days, citizens have endured inconvenience and demonstrated mature civic consciousness, and there was no confusion as feared."

He continued, "In times of crisis, we have once again demonstrated the tradition of uniting as one," and expressed, "I offer my deep gratitude." He also emphasized, "The government will focus all its capabilities on expanding mask supply to alleviate inconvenience as soon as possible."

Prime Minister Chung also evaluated, "As the situation in Daegu has somewhat subsided, a meaningful indicator has appeared where the number of recovered patients per day exceeds the number of new confirmed cases."

However, he pointed out, "On the contrary, the frontlines are expanding," and said, "Cluster infections in the metropolitan area and Sejong City are emerging as risk factors, and we must also block the influx from overseas, which has entered a pandemic phase."

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