Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin 'Fainted', Hospitalized for Treatment... "Absolute Rest Needed"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Kwon Young-jin, the mayor of Daegu, who collapsed after clashing with a city council member and was transported to the hospital, is receiving inpatient treatment.

On the afternoon of the 26th, Mayor Kwon suddenly complained of dizziness and collapsed after clashing with a city council member over emergency livelihood funds. Earlier, after the budget bill was finalized during a 1 hour and 30 minute-long extraordinary session, as he was about to leave the main assembly hall, Lee Jin-ryeon, a city council member from the Democratic Party of Korea, engaged in a heated argument with Mayor Kwon regarding the issue of emergency livelihood fund payments.

Councilor Lee questioned Mayor Kwon, "Why don’t you provide the emergency livelihood funds in cash?" to which Mayor Kwon reportedly responded, "Please don’t do this." As the protest continued, Mayor Kwon suddenly grabbed his head with his right hand and fell backward.

At that time, Mayor Kwon was carried by a nearby security officer and taken by a 119 ambulance to the emergency room of Kyungpook National University Hospital. Immediately upon arrival at the hospital emergency room, Mayor Kwon underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and echocardiography examinations.

The Kyungpook National University Hospital stated, "Mayor Kwon exhibited symptoms such as vomiting, dizziness, chest pain, hypotension, and nystagmus due to accumulated fatigue," and explained, "Absolute rest is necessary for the time being."

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