Prime Minister Kim: "Oral COVID-19 Treatment Secured, Good News Coming Soon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on the 31st regarding the oral COVID-19 treatment that "we will soon share good news."

Through social media (SNS) on the same day, Prime Minister Kim stated, "We have not responded to some media misinformation as negotiations were ongoing."

In this post made on the evening of the last day of the year, Prime Minister Kim reflected, "As Prime Minister, I handled many schedules, but it seems I spent more time wearing a yellow jacket serving as the head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters."

Regarding the Delta variant surge, Kim said, "Just two or three months after taking office, when the Delta variant became dominant and the world faced the fourth wave, my heart truly sank," and about halting the phased recovery of daily life, he recalled, "It was a truly painful decision, but it was a decision that someone had to make."

On securing hospital beds during the strengthened social distancing period over the past two weeks, he shared, "When I finally received the report that there were '0' patients waiting for beds, I was overwhelmed with gratitude and appreciation, realizing that the time our people earned with tears of blood was not in vain."

While mentioning the announcement of the extension of social distancing at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting that day, he confessed, "Today's decision was the most difficult among all Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meetings."

Prime Minister Kim said, "Although it may seem insufficient, the government is striving to make the best choices at every moment," and pledged, "We will prepare more for the parts that the people find lacking."

He added, "In the New Year that comes tomorrow, I hope this persistent COVID-19 will retreat completely with the energy of the tiger. Fellow citizens, let's welcome the new year together with 'Songkoyoungsin'."

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