On the morning of the 26th, representatives of the quarantine authorities, including Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chung Eun-kyung, and representatives of the medical field are taking commemorative photos before the meeting to discuss the vaccination plan. yunhap news
While a public official of the Ministry of Health and Welfare was diagnosed with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), it was raised that it was possible that Minister of Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol had been in close contact and entered self-quarantine.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on the 26th that “one employee of the Ministry of Welfare has been confirmed,” and said, “The epidemiological investigation is currently underway, but there is a possibility that Kwon Deok-cheol may be classified as a close contact, so he is self-quarantine after being tested for Corona 19.”
Minister Kwon attended the’Corona 19 Vaccine Protocol Joint Committee (Joint Committee)’ meeting held at 11:30 am on the day at the Osong Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Chungbuk. In addition to Minister Kwon, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the Director of Disease Control and the President of the Korean Medical Association, the President of the Korea Hospital Association, and the President of the Korea Nursing Association attended the joint committee. It was attended by key figures related to quarantine except for the head of the Food and Drug Administration, Kang-rip Kim. In the afternoon, I also visited the Pyeongtaek Pyeongtaek Hospital, which is dedicated to the local base.
Earlier in Korea, last year, Kang-rip Kim, the 1st General Coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (currently, the head of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety), had a possibility of contacting the confirmed patient and self-quarantine for two weeks. At that time, the diagnostic test result of former coordinator Kim was negative.
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