Yoon Suk-yeol Urges Public Hospitals Including National Medical Center to Convert Beds for COVID-19 Care

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is attending an emergency countermeasure meeting to overcome COVID-19 held at the National Assembly on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 21st, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, held an emergency countermeasure meeting to overcome COVID-19 and urged, "Public hospitals such as the National Medical Center should be converted into COVID-19 dedicated beds."

Candidate Yoon pointed out, "Due to a shortage of medical staff, patients remain at home without receiving any treatment and worsen to severe conditions, failing to utilize the world's top-level medical system at all," and proposed this measure. The emergency countermeasure meeting to overcome COVID-19 is an organization directly under the candidate, with Yoon serving as the chairperson. It operates by merging with the existing COVID-19 Response Committee under the general election campaign committee, which was chaired by Kim Jong-in, the overall election campaign committee chairman. This move is also interpreted as an attempt by the campaign committee, which has been struggling with negative responses recently, to break through current issues with COVID-19 response policies.

The meeting body plans to practically prepare compensation measures for small business owners and self-employed individuals affected by strengthened social distancing, as well as improvements to the medical system.

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