[Breaking] Jeong Sye-gyun: "Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' COVID-19 Statistics Are Accurate... I Stake My Honor"

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is responding to lawmakers' questions during the plenary session's government questioning held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 17th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated on the 17th regarding the statistics of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), "I swear on my honor that the statistics from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) are accurate."

During the government questioning session at the National Assembly that day, in response to the People Power Party lawmaker Kim Seung-su's criticism that "the public has many doubts about the government's COVID-19 announcements," Prime Minister Chung said, "The core of our K-quarantine is transparency."

He added, "It is truly foolish to worry about the statistics," emphasizing that they are "perfectly accurate statistics."

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