Jung Sye-kyun: "The People's Concern Is Not 'Wuhan' but Yoon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Jeong Se-gyun, former Prime Minister and presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized on the 14th via SNS, saying, "The people's concern is not 'Wuhan' but former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol."

This was a pointed remark in response to former Prosecutor General Yoon's recent statement referring to the COVID-19 virus as the 'Wuhan virus' and claiming that entry from China should have been controlled.

Jeong said, "Are you saying that countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, where COVID-19 is resurging, should also block all entries?" and added, "Borders should not be closed recklessly." He further stated, "Please control your own words first. To the public, it is not Wuhan but former Prosecutor General Yoon who is more worrisome."

Jeong served as the head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, leading quarantine efforts from shortly after his appointment as Prime Minister in January last year until his resignation in April.

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