Kim Jong-in "With Corona Should Be Stopped... Concerns Over Medical System Collapse"

"Proposal for 100 Trillion Supplementary Budget Is a Measure Presented After Yoon Took Office"
"If Necessary, Lee Jae-myung Should Consult with President Moon"

Kim Jong-in, the overall election campaign committee chairman of the People Power Party. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Kim Jong-in, the Chief Election Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, asserted on the 13th that "With-Corona (gradual recovery to daily life) should be halted."

Chairman Kim attended the election committee meeting held at the National Assembly that morning and urged, "To reduce COVID-19 confirmed cases, With-Corona should be temporarily suspended. The government should take a position to systematically and promptly disclose the quarantine system itself and vaccination issues."

He expressed concern, saying, "The government said that if about 70% vaccination is achieved in the fall, herd immunity would be established, but instead of herd immunity, the number of confirmed cases is increasing, and soon the medical system may collapse and the number of deaths may surge."

He continued, "The government must quickly review the transition of the quarantine system and thoroughly prepare for various emergencies," and pointed out, "Quarantine should be based on scientific evidence, but because it has been done on political grounds, I think this situation has occurred today."

Regarding the supplementary budget bill (추경) for COVID-19 loss compensation, Chairman Kim said, "If Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, acknowledges the seriousness of the COVID-19 situation, as the ruling party candidate, he should propose to President Moon Jae-in and consult with the government on how to proceed with the supplementary budget if necessary," adding, "It is not appropriate to say this or that to the opposition party."

He added that his earlier suggestion of the need for a 100 trillion won supplementary budget was "to present to the public how Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate, would handle things if he came to power," and emphasized, "the management of the budget is the responsibility of the current President Moon Jae-in."

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