Prime Minister Kim: "No Political Compromise on Quarantine... Considering Ways to Ease Small Business Owners' Pain"
COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is speaking while presiding over the first Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting of the new year on COVID-19 response held at the Government Seoul Office Building on January 3, 2022. Photo by Yonhap News.
View original image[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on the 3rd, "There are many citizens worried that the quarantine measures might be shaken due to political advantages or disadvantages because of the presidential election and the nationwide local elections in the first half of this year," adding, "Quarantine is about protecting the lives and safety of our families, neighbors, and communities, so it can never be a subject of political compromise."
On the same day, Prime Minister Kim chaired the first Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on COVID-19 at the Government Seoul Office and said, "At times like this, public officials nationwide must keep their focus straight and be especially cautious against attempts to politically exploit quarantine measures."
Furthermore, Prime Minister Kim stated, "Due to COVID-19, economic disparities have deepened worldwide, and social discrimination controversies have arisen," adding, "We must pursue an inclusive recovery path where no one is marginalized or discriminated against during the process of overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and returning to daily life." He also added, "We will continuously consider ways to alleviate the pain of small business owners and self-employed individuals and execute support swiftly."
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Regarding the repeated quarantine crisis caused by the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Kim said, "We need to establish a faster and stronger quarantine system," urging, "The quarantine authorities should not be bound by existing practices and regulations but develop quarantine strategies suited to the new situation."
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