People Power Party: "Moon Administration Poses Greatest Quarantine Risk... Citizens Suffer"

Amid the unrelenting spread of COVID-19, citizens are waiting for testing at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 20th, where the government decided to extend the current social distancing measures for two more weeks. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] As the spread of COVID-19 continues and social distancing Level 4 is extended once again, the People Power Party has criticized the Moon Jae-in administration's 'K-quarantine'.

On the 20th, Kang Ming-guk, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary, "I question whether the Moon Jae-in administration is the greatest quarantine risk," and asked, "Was President Moon Jae-in's promise to 'end it quickly and decisively' just an empty promise?"

On the same day, the government announced that the current social distancing levels?Level 4 in the metropolitan area and Level 3 in non-metropolitan areas?will be extended for two more weeks until the 5th of next month. In areas where Level 4 social distancing is applied, the operating hours of restaurants and cafes will be shortened by one hour, from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Spokesperson Kang pointed out, "The reduction in operating hours is tantamount to 'economic murder' for 6.6 million self-employed people," and added, "The prolonged social distancing and inconsistent quarantine guidelines have pushed the public's fatigue to the extreme. Why must the people of South Korea, who have cooperated more faithfully with government quarantine measures than any other country in the world, suffer because of an incompetent government?"

He continued, "The recent surge in COVID-19 cases is the result of the Moon administration focusing only on the 'K-quarantine publicity show' and missing the golden window for vaccines," and criticized, "Since the coronavirus outbreak, the Moon administration did not allocate any budget for 'vaccine purchases' in the four supplementary budgets last year or in this year's government budget proposal. While lavishly spending on K-quarantine publicity, they skimped on taxes for the COVID-19 vaccines that are crucial to the lives of all citizens."

Spokesperson Kang also emphasized, "Appointing the main figure responsible for the 'vaccine misjudgment' as the quarantine planning officer and then asking the public to endure the pain of quarantine failure is the height of irresponsibility," and stressed, "Even if COVID-19 ends, the Moon administration, which caused avoidable sacrifices, must be held accountable."

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