Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Interior and Safety, "We Must Restore People's Daily Lives by Strengthening COVID-19 Prevention Measures"

Emphasis on Restoring the People's Economy and Decentralization in the New Year's Address on the 4th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, urged public officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the National Police Agency, and the National Fire Agency to strengthen COVID-19 prevention measures in the new year to help restore the daily lives of the people.

In his New Year's address on the 4th, Minister Jeon said, "We must ensure that the quarantine system on the ground works well above all, including temporary screening clinics and support for treatment facilities, expansion of field personnel, and effective on-site inspections." He added, "We need to tighten our shoelaces once again to overcome COVID-19 and restore the daily lives of the people."

He continued, "The Ministry of the Interior and Safety intends to take a more proactive role," and encouraged, "To revive the frozen livelihood economy and care for socially vulnerable groups, all staff should break down barriers of thought and departmental walls and mobilize all available policy tools to provide support."

Minister Jeon also requested, "With the beginning of the 'Local Autonomy 2.0' era marked by the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act for the first time in 32 years, please carefully ensure that measures to guarantee the practical autonomy of local governments and realize resident sovereignty take root in local communities."

Furthermore, he added, "This year, we must focus more on government innovation through selection and concentration to achieve tangible and definite results," and "I hope related departments will work together to achieve government innovation based on data."

Minister Jeon emphasized, "If, in addition to the strengthened quarantine system, COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are introduced without delay and vitality is restored throughout local areas, the people will regain hope," and said, "Let us start the new year steadily and vigorously with the spirit of Ubo Cheonri (牛步千里), taking steady and persistent steps."

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