[속보]Prime Minister Chung “adjusted distance this week, it will not be easy to decide”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is presiding over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the Seoul City Hall on the morning of the 11th. yunhap news

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said on the 11th, “We need to discuss and decide how to adjust the social distancing stage to be applied from next week this week.” ”

Prime Minister Chung presided over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the Seoul City Hall on the morning of this morning, and said, “The most important standard is implementation and acceptance of the field of action.

The current social distancing stage in the 2.5th stage of the metropolitan area and the second stage of the non-metropolitan area will be applied until the 17th. The government plans to decide whether to adjust the stage this week, taking into account the trend of new cases.

Prime Minister Chung said, “Only if the people who are tired of quarantine can practice and accept it, the expected effect can be achieved.” We need a decision.”

Prime Minister Chung also said, “It is the Monday that starts the week. Although many office workers usually experience Monday sickness, it will be a day when workers in workplaces that are closed due to quarantine, will want to go to work as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Chung said, “It is fortunate that the number of confirmed cases has been decreasing little by little, but behind the scenes, there have been tears and sacrifices for many small business owners and self-employed people.” It should be one week.”

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