Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun Holds Foreign Press Club Meeting... "Fighting COVID-19 War with 'Speed, Transparency, Innovation, Autonomy'"

Emphasis on Decrease in Domestic Confirmed Cases

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] "The Korean government's approach to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) war can be summarized in four words: speed, transparency, innovation, and autonomy."

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated this during his opening remarks at a foreign press club meeting held at the Korea Press Center on the 27th. Prime Minister Chung explained, "We are swiftly blocking COVID-19 by conducting more than 10,000 diagnostic tests daily," and added, "We transparently disclose the status of COVID-19 occurrences and the responses of the government and local governments through twice-daily regular briefings."

Regarding innovation and autonomy, he said, "We are responding to COVID-19 with innovative methods such as tracking confirmed patients' movements using information technology (IT), drive-through testing, and self-quarantine apps," and added, "Without physical lockdowns of homes, cities, or regions, we are waging the war against COVID-19 through social distancing, self-quarantine, handwashing, and mask-wearing, all carried out autonomously by citizens."

He emphasized that although an unprecedented situation is unfolding, confirmed cases are decreasing in Korea. Prime Minister Chung explained, "An unprecedented situation is occurring where people's movement is prohibited, borders are closed, and flights and ships are banned," and added, "As a result of a nationwide all-out response, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Korea, excluding imported cases, has recently been decreasing to double digits."

He continued, "Human history has been a journey of conquering infectious diseases, and humanity has won wars against numerous infectious diseases such as smallpox, plague, tuberculosis, and the Spanish flu," and added, "If humanity pools its wisdom, we can and will win the war against COVID-19."

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