Minister-Designate Kwon Deok-cheol of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: "Full Effort to Stabilize COVID-19"

Serious Time of COVID Spread... Feeling Heavy Responsibility and Sense of Duty

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Kwon Deok-cheol, the nominee for Minister of Health and Welfare, said on the 4th, "I will do my best to stabilize the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19)."

In a statement on the same day, nominee Kwon said, "I feel a very heavy sense of responsibility and calling as I have been nominated as the Minister of Health and Welfare during this critical time of COVID-19."

Nominee Kwon diagnosed, "Recently, COVID-19 is spreading again," and added, "Thanks to the active cooperation of the public in social distancing, we have been managing COVID-19 more stably compared to other countries, but the current situation is very serious."

He said, "If appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare, I will devote all my accumulated experience and capabilities to closely communicate and cooperate with related ministries and the healthcare sector to stabilize the COVID-19 crisis."

Nominee Kwon emphasized, "Due to COVID-19, the health of the people and the lives of vulnerable groups are threatened," and added, "We will strengthen public healthcare capabilities and reinforce income and care safety nets to ensure that the protection of lives and vulnerable groups is not neglected."

He continued, "Next year is effectively the last year of the Moon Jae-in administration, an important time to successfully complete existing national tasks and achieve results from the Korean New Deal for the leap to a leading country," and said, "I will sincerely prepare for the confirmation hearing to explain in detail my policy plans and seek advice from many people to realize a society safe from disease and where the lives of the people are happy."

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