Kim Ki-hyun towards Moon: "COVID-19 quarantine amateurs... trapped in the 'Mundemic' quagmire"

Kim Ki-hyun, Floor Leader of the People Power Party / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, raised his voice in criticism, calling President Moon Jae-in's COVID-19 quarantine policy an "amateur regime."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th, Floor Leader Kim stated, "At every critical moment of COVID-19, the amateur regime's incompetence, which politically exploited quarantine measures, has led us not into a pandemic but into a deep quagmire of 'Mundemic'."

Floor Leader Kim pointed out, "President Moon said at the New Year's press conference that the timing of herd immunity through vaccination would not be later than other countries but rather earlier, yet after half a year, the situation has become unpredictable. Regarding the fourth wave, experts had already urged countermeasures a month ago due to the influx of the Delta variant and the vaccination gap, but President Moon, on the 28th of last month, submitted a supplementary budget bill and instructed to establish and implement comprehensive domestic demand reinforcement measures through the supplementary budget."

He also said, "The quarantine insensitivity stemming from President Moon's political quarantine mindset has become the seed of disaster. In this situation, a second supplementary budget bill worth 33 trillion won has been submitted to the National Assembly. Amid the fear of the fourth wave, the Democratic Party of Korea is discussing supplementary budget measures focused on boosting consumption rather than preparing countermeasures. While confirmed cases are surging and inflation is worsening, the ruling party and government are only thinking about spending money without repaying debts they owe," he criticized.

He insisted that blocking the spread of the virus should be the priority. Floor Leader Kim emphasized, "All available means must be mobilized to block the spread of the variant virus. Now is not the time to boost consumption but to strengthen quarantine measures and expedite vaccination to block the spread."

He continued, "The People Power Party will do its best to prepare a tailored supplementary budget bill for the prompt restoration of daily life for the people, without riding on the incompetence of the ruling forces tainted by the politicization of quarantine."

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