Prime Minister Kim Issues Special Directive for Full-Scale COVID-19 Response Under Agency Heads' Responsibility

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is presiding over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting on COVID-19 response held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the 16th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum instructed on the 16th to concentrate all government-wide capabilities on COVID-19 prevention and response from this weekend until the 25th.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Kim stated, "The rapid spread of COVID-19 is an emergency situation that once again threatens the daily lives of the people and the livelihood economy," and issued special instructions to all central administrative agencies, local governments, and affiliated public institutions.

Prime Minister Kim particularly emphasized focusing on prevention measures in their respective fields and regions under the responsibility of heads of each ministry and local government agencies, and ordered that the heads of agencies attend the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meetings in principle to enhance the effectiveness of the government-wide response. Additionally, Prime Minister Kim decided to personally preside over all CDSCH meetings for the time being.

He also urged ministers and vice ministers of each ministry to visit the field from this weekend to thoroughly check whether prevention guidelines are properly implemented and to carry out practical inspection activities for improvements.

Furthermore, to concentrate all capabilities of the public sector on prevention, the 'Special Inspection for Establishing Public Service Discipline,' which was scheduled to start on the 19th, will be postponed by one week.

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