Prime Minister Jeong Sets Up Office at Seoul City Hall... "Directly Oversees Quarantine Situation"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun visited the Special Situation Room for COVID-19 Response in the Seoul Metropolitan Area on the 14th to check the response status.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has set up an office at Seoul City Hall to directly oversee COVID-19 quarantine measures in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The Prime Minister's Office announced on the 14th that Prime Minister Chung will establish his office in the special response situation room for COVID-19 in the metropolitan area located at Seoul City Hall and will closely monitor the quarantine situation in the metropolitan area himself.

In February, Prime Minister Chung also set up a temporary office at Daegu City Hall to lead the COVID-19 response in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions.

During his visit to the special situation room on this day, Prime Minister Chung encouraged the staff and emphasized, "Amid the serious COVID-19 situation in the metropolitan area, the special situation room will play a very important role in informing the public about the situation and enabling active cooperation from the people."

He continued, "In particular, if the special situation room promptly resolves the difficulties faced by the local governments of Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon, and if not, coordinates with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters or the Central Disease Control Headquarters, problems can be resolved quickly. We must improve the situation within a few days to avoid escalating to social distancing level 3, which would impose tremendous sacrifices on the public. Although the responsibility on your shoulders is heavy, please make every effort to hold the line here."

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