Prime Minister Jeong: "North Korea's Liaison Office Explosion, an Act Betraying Hopes for Peace on the Korean Peninsula"
[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the 17th described North Korea's demolition of the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office building as "an act that betrays the expectations of all those who wish for the development of inter-Korean relations and the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula."
On the same day, Prime Minister Chung presided over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting for COVID-19 response held at the Government Sejong Complex, stating, "While the whole world is struggling with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), yesterday North Korea unilaterally blew up the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office building."
Prime Minister Chung instructed, "The foreign and security ministries should recognize the gravity of the situation and ensure thorough preparedness in response, and the economic ministries should take all necessary measures to minimize the ripple effects on our economy."
He pointed out, "Despite strengthened quarantine measures, small-scale cluster infections continue in the metropolitan area, and sporadic infections are occurring outside the metropolitan area. Eighty-four percent of confirmed cases in the past month have come from the metropolitan area, and the number of confirmed patients undergoing treatment in the metropolitan area is approaching one thousand."
He added, "The key is to curb the spread in the metropolitan area and prevent the front from expanding further to the elderly and outside the metropolitan area," emphasizing, "We must promptly establish a public-private joint response system capable of handling any situation."
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Prime Minister Chung said, "Today's meeting will review medical resources and joint quarantine posture in the metropolitan area," and mentioned, "Even in the worst-case scenario, the series of processes including testing, isolation, and treatment must proceed without obstruction, and necessary resources such as diagnostic testing, hospital beds, personnel, and equipment must be supported in a timely manner."
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