Prime Minister Jeong: "Discussion on Resuming Operations of Public Indoor Distributed Facilities Such as Museums and Art Galleries Next Week"

"Normalization of Economic Activities Must Be Supported by Thorough Quarantine Measures"
"Noticed People Taking Off Masks... Practice Social Distancing"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on the 1st, "Based on the transition to everyday social distancing, we will discuss measures to resume the operation of public indoor dispersed facilities such as museums and art galleries starting next week."

Prime Minister Chung presided over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting on COVID-19 held at the Government Seoul Office and stated, "Although the number of visitors will be limited per hour and there will be inconveniences such as wearing masks during viewing, we expect this to be a measure that will return a bit more normalcy to the people."

He added, "However, the normalization of economic activities is only possible with thorough quarantine measures. If there is a breach in quarantine, the coexistence of daily life and quarantine will be in vain," and emphasized, "The government will do its best to manage quarantine achievements so that from the 6th, we can transition to everyday social distancing as promised to the people."

Prime Minister Chung continued, "During the golden holiday, the number of people visiting tourist destinations such as Jeju Island and Gangwon Province has greatly increased. Most people wore masks and paid attention to social distancing, but some were seen taking off their masks," and urged, "Please practice social distancing wherever you are, keeping in mind the medical staff who are struggling on the front lines."

He also said, "On the other hand, there are small business owners, self-employed people, farmers and fishermen, and those who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 who do not have the luxury to enjoy leisure. For them, traveling is a luxury, and holidays are just another difficult day worrying about their livelihood," and explained, "Fortunately, thanks to the active support from the National Assembly, we will be able to provide emergency disaster relief funds to the people within this month."

He added, "Although it is far from sufficient, I hope it will help households in urgent need even a little," and "Especially, related ministries should take necessary measures to ensure that the emergency disaster relief funds paid to vulnerable groups are not seized," he concluded.

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