Prime Minister Jeong: "Review Ban on Gatherings at Vulnerable Facilities Such as Door-to-Door Sales Companies"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on the 19th, "For vulnerable facilities where infection cases have recently continued to appear, such as door-to-door sales companies, consider more proactive measures such as banning gatherings."

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting on COVID-19 held at the Government Seoul Office that day, Prime Minister Chung said, "The commonality of recent infection cases is that infections among middle-aged and elderly people continue in door-to-door sales companies, small religious gatherings, and nursing facilities."

Prime Minister Chung instructed, "The Ministry of Health and Welfare and local governments should thoroughly inspect whether rules are properly followed at facilities mainly used by the elderly, and prepare to take immediate action such as deploying substitute personnel if facility workers show suspicious symptoms."

Regarding the large-scale special discount event 'Korea Together Sale' starting next week, Prime Minister Chung said, "This event was prepared to continue the trend of domestic demand recovery and to alleviate the difficulties of distribution companies, small and medium enterprises, and small business owners even a little," emphasizing, "To fully realize its purpose, meticulous quarantine measures must be supported."

He also ordered, "The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and related ministries and local governments should thoroughly inspect quarantine situations focusing on large marts and markets where many people may gather, as well as logistics centers where cargo volume may increase due to online shopping."

Regarding the upcoming summer vacation season, Prime Minister Chung said, "To minimize (infection) risk, dispersion is best," and urged, "Each company and workplace should stagger vacation periods so that people do not gather at specific times."

In particular, he mentioned, "The government and public institutions should take the lead in staggering summer vacation periods, and the Ministry of Personnel Management, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Economy and Finance, etc., should devise concrete plans."

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