People Power Party: "COVID-19 quarantine left unattended at home... Need to shift to a new response system"

The Government Must Acknowledge Failure of Quarantine Measures and Seek New Response Strategies

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The People Power Party has demanded a shift to a new response system regarding the government's COVID-19 confirmed case policy. There were also criticisms that the government's quarantine measures after the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 amounted to mere 'home neglect.'

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On the 11th, Cha Seung-hoon, the full-time deputy spokesperson of the People Power Party's election countermeasures headquarters, said in a commentary, "As the daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases exceeded 53,000, it is now only a matter of time before daily confirmed cases reach 100,000," adding, "Many experts expressed concerns about the spread speed as Omicron became the dominant strain, but the quarantine authorities consistently responded complacently, predicting a maximum of about 30,000 cases."

Deputy Spokesperson Cha pointed out, "When diagnosed positive, people are told to do 'self home treatment,' but health centers do not even contact them, and until emergency supplies and medicine arrive, they are effectively 'home neglected' in a state of confinement," adding, "We have endured for two years believing the president's 2020 statement that 'COVID-19 will end soon,' but beyond the words 'it will end soon,' only a feast of words like 'the end of a long tunnel' and 'the last hurdle' remain."

He said, "Monitoring of confirmed cases and tracking of movement through the self-quarantine app has been completely suspended, and hospitals and health centers are paralyzed by a flood of inquiry calls," expressing, "It is worrisome whether the government's quarantine system is collapsing."

Deputy Spokesperson Cha stated, "The government must acknowledge the failure of its quarantine measures so far and seek a new path," and "The social distancing and quarantine pass policies that have controlled the people until now should be promptly transitioned to a new type of response system."

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