Kim Ki-hyun "Is it reasonable to praise 'Moon Care' in this situation?"

"Moon, Apology for Government Incompetence Must Come First"

Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the '4th Anniversary Health Insurance Achievement Report Meeting' held at the Blue House on the 12th, saying, "Is it appropriate to boast about Moon Jae-in Care in the current situation?" Despite the continued spread of COVID-19, causing issues such as vaccination delays and mixed vaccinations, the government is focusing on reporting achievements instead of apologizing.

At the highest council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 12th, Floor Leader Kim stated that the government "has threatened public health and lives by failing to secure vaccines properly, causing vaccination delays, resorting to patchwork mixed vaccinations, extending the interval between second doses without any medical basis, and using second-dose vaccines as first doses through all sorts of tricks."

He said, "Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the daily number of confirmed cases has exceeded 2,000," adding, "However, the government has failed to present any substantial measures other than controlling the people under the name of quarantine and shifting the burden of suffering onto the public."

He further pointed out, "Despite this, President Moon not only fails to take responsibility but also aggravates the public's anger with irresponsible dissociative rhetoric." President Moon had stated at a staff meeting the previous morning that "the recent increase in confirmed cases is a global phenomenon due to the spread of the Delta variant, and South Korea is still maintaining a relatively better situation compared to other countries."

He insisted that President Moon's apology should come first. Floor Leader Kim said, "Our people have actively cooperated with government quarantine measures for the past year and a half," and criticized, "Despite the situation reaching this point, President Moon has not offered a proper apology. Isn't it a natural step that an apology for the government's incompetence should come first?"

He also quoted President Moon, who was the opposition leader during the 2015 MERS outbreak, saying, "The government's lack of communication, incompetence, and irresponsibility endangered the lives and safety of the people and caused the collapse of the livelihood economy," emphasizing, "Regarding the enormous national damage caused by COVID-19, the president is now in a situation where he can only return the words he once said to himself."

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