Additional COVID-19 Measures to Be Announced on the 20th... Visiting Restrictions at Nursing Hospitals Under Review
Prime Minister Han: "Securing Additional Beds Through Bed Operation Orders... Considering Expansion of Testing Centers"
![Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is speaking at the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee meeting held at the Government Seoul Office on the 19th. [Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2022071920363056105_1658230590.jpg)
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is speaking at the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee meeting held at the Government Seoul Office on the 19th. [Image source=Yonhap News]
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The government will announce additional measures on the 20th as COVID-19 confirmed cases increase.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo stated on the 19th that "additional measures regarding the increase in COVID-19 confirmed cases will be announced on the 20th at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH)."
Prime Minister Han added, "We are securing additional hospital beds through bed operation orders and are also considering expanding testing sites available on weekends. We are also reviewing measures to restrict in-person visits temporarily allowed at nursing hospitals and facilities until the outbreak subsides."
The advisory committee, officially appointed on this day, was established under the Prime Minister's Decree No. 818, titled ‘Regulations on the Establishment and Operation of the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee,’ and operates under the Prime Minister. The chairperson is Professor Jeong Ki-seok of Hallym University College of Medicine. The advisory committee's role is to provide expert advice to the Prime Minister in establishing professional quarantine measures during infectious disease outbreak crises.
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In the field of medical quarantine, 13 members including Chairperson Jeong, Professor Kim Nam-joong of Seoul National University College of Medicine, Professor Kim Dong-hyun of Hallym University College of Medicine, and Professor Kim Ye-jin of Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine will participate. In the socio-economic field, 8 members including Research Fellow Kwon Jeong-hyun of the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and Professor Kim Seon-bin of Yonsei University Department of Economics will join.
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