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| ▲ 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 government office in Seoul on the afternoon of the 17th. | |
| Ⓒ Yonhap News |
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Prime Minister Chung said at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex on the same day, saying, “I will continue to think about ways to relieve any difficulties at the same time while constantly communicating with various fields.”
The previous day, the government decided to extend the current social distancing and ban on private gatherings with five or more people across the country for another two weeks, but allowed the operation of gyms and singing training centers to limit hours and number of people.
Prime Minister Jung said, “If we had only thought about quarantine in a situation where we have not yet reached a certain level of stability, we would have maintained the existing strong measures. Alternative” he emphasized.
He added, “It is the government that presents the quarantine standards, but the people of the actual implementation and implementation are the main characters.”
Prime Minister Chung, on the other hand, in response to heavy snow forecasts in the metropolitan area and Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gangwon regions from that afternoon, ordered, “The Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should promptly clear the snow and check the traffic conditions regularly so that there will be no inconvenience to the public.” .
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