청 Park Suhyun Chief "K-Quarantine, the Dedication of the People and the Sacrifice of Medical Staff... Do Not Call It a Failure"

Park Su-hyun, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Regarding the responsibility for the failure of quarantine measures following the suspension of "gradual daily recovery" (With Corona), the Blue House explained that "K-quarantine is the work of the people and medical staff."

On the 17th, Park Suhyun, the Blue House Chief of Public Communication, said this during an appearance on CPBC's "News Sympathy with Lee Gisang." Park said, "When we talk about K-quarantine, it is the work of the people, not the government boasting about what it has done, which is true," adding, "Does the claim that the government failed in quarantine mean that the dedication of the people and the sacrifice of the medical staff have failed?"

Park stated, "Failure has a conclusive meaning, but we are currently in the process of reorganizing and striving to move toward a more complete daily recovery, not ending it." He added, "In a national crisis, everyone is doing their best in their respective positions. Kim Moran, the Quarantine Planning Officer, is no exception."

On the same day, Park criticized the opposition's offensive, saying, "It is not an attitude for the people to say 'Finally, it's a failure' as if they were waiting for this situation to come." He said, "When there is such a difficult national disaster, I wonder if there should be a distinction between ruling and opposition parties, or between conservatives and progressives," emphasizing, "We must unite to overcome the national crisis and raise issues and criticize the government's mistakes."

Additionally, regarding the analysis that decisions on loss compensation for small business owners and self-employed individuals are being led by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Park responded, "Not only candidate Lee but all candidates from both ruling and opposition parties are those who have stepped forward to take responsibility for the future government, and the future government should naturally be better than the current one." Park explained, "It is common sense that their steps should be far ahead of the current government. While we consider the candidates' positions and views, there are circumstances that prevent the current government from fully following their words."

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