Yoon Seok-yeol: "I Don't Understand Why 'Manwon Bus' and Subway Are Exempt from 'Quarantine Pass' While Only Marts and Department Stores Are Subject to It"

"Government Quarantine Policy Unscientific and Excessive"
Data-Driven 'Ventilation Grading System' Needed

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is walking to the podium to hold a New Year's press conference on the direction of national governance at the Grandfather Factory Cafe in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on the 11th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, pointed out on the 11th that "the current government's quarantine policy is unscientific and excessive in many aspects," and argued that a 'ventilation grading system' reflecting indoor space size and facility ventilation levels is necessary.

On the same day, Yoon attended a discussion hosted by the People Power Party's COVID-19 Crisis Response Committee on scientific quarantine management measures and alternatives for indoor air. He said, "Starting yesterday, the quarantine pass has been expanded to essential goods sales facilities," adding, "While I understand the intention to reduce infection risk among the unvaccinated and to expedite the return to normal life, measures that restrict basic rights must have valid grounds, but the current government's quarantine policy is not based on scientific analysis or epidemiological data."

He continued, "Last week, I took the subway on my way to work and shopped at a mart, but it was hard to move because of the crowd. It was hard to understand that the quarantine pass does not apply to crowded buses and subways, depending on the time, but applies to marts and department stores where people can keep relatively more distance."

Yoon emphasized, "All quarantine measures must be scientific policies based solely on indoor data," and stated that decisions regarding indoor access or levels should reflect the size of the indoor space and the ventilation level of the facility. He added, "A systematic ventilation grading system by facility should be considered even now," and "It should be applied first to national and public institutions, and for private facilities, the central government and local governments need to establish standards."

He also said, "For high-risk facilities such as nursing hospitals and nursing facilities, as well as small business establishments, government support for indoor virus reduction devices to improve ventilation levels is absolutely necessary," adding, "This is a sustainable policy that can prepare for not only COVID-19 but also other viruses that may occur at any time."

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