Prime Minister Han Deok-su: "Thorough Preparation for Safety Korea Drills to Ensure Application in Real Crisis Situations"

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Prime Minister Han Duck-soo instructed on the 12th, "The Ministry of the Interior and Safety should thoroughly prepare so that this year's Safe Korea Drill can be applied on-site when an actual crisis occurs."

On the morning of the same day, while presiding over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting at the Government Seoul Office, Prime Minister Han said, "This year's drill focuses on strengthening response capabilities for accidents that can occur in real life, such as fires in densely populated facilities, railway accidents, and incidents at stadiums and performance venues." The government will conduct the Safe Korea Drill for two weeks starting from the 14th, involving 300 institutions nationwide.

On that day, the CDSCH announced that the One-Stop Integrated Support Center, which manages the demands of the Itaewon tragedy victims' families and the injured and supports the payment of medical expenses and relief funds, received 45 civil complaints from the 9th to the previous day and completed 42 of them.

Support funds such as funeral expenses for foreign deceased victims have been paid to all 26 deceased. The government plans to support the smooth completion of the funeral procedures for the remaining two individuals.

The number of domestic deaths from the Itaewon tragedy increased by one the previous day, totaling 157. The additional deceased is a military soldier who was diagnosed brain dead while battling after the Itaewon tragedy and donated organs.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Han also inspected the situation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) prevention measures on the same day. Since the first confirmed case of highly pathogenic AI this fall was reported at a duck farm in Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 17th of last month, highly pathogenic AI has occurred at 11 farms to date.

Prime Minister Han ordered, "The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs should form a special quarantine team jointly with related agencies to meticulously inspect the on-site quarantine situation and swiftly implement extraordinary strengthened measures such as adjusting the scope of preventive culling and intensive disinfection in areas at risk of contamination."

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