“Sorry to small business owners and self-employed people… please do your best for a little more”
“AstraZeneca introduced 1.3 million to 2.19 million people in the first half”
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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun announced that he would extend the current social distancing stage by two more weeks until the end of the Lunar New Year holidays. The new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine is scheduled to be delivered by Pfizer for 60,000 people in mid-February.
Prime Minister Chung said at the COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the government office on the 31st, “The third epidemic, which had slowed down for a while, following the group infection of IM missions last week, and recently, It is threatening every place again,” he said. “The government intends to extend the current distancing steps and quarantine standards for two weeks until the end of the Lunar New Year holiday.” He added, “We will also carry out the special quarantine measures for the New Year that have already been announced to the public. We will only normalize some of the quarantine measures that were specifically strengthened in the winter.”
Prime Minister Jung said, “This decision by the government was not easy.” “Only when the strongest third spread is stabilized until the Lunar New Year holiday, vaccination and school opening in March will be carried out without a hitch, and the recovery of precious daily life can be accelerated. Because” he explained. “The people who came to the most heartbreaking decision to take this quarantine measure are small business owners and self-employed people across the country.” “The owners of entertainment facilities who have closed their stores for more than two months and are paying only rent, the store is closed due to reduced business hours. “It’s really a pity and regret to think of the many self-employed people who endure day by day.”
Prime Minister Chung said, “Until the end of the New Year holidays, your cooperation and participation are desperately needed.” “All the people, including me, are feeling your sacrifice and pain together. He emphasized, “I sincerely appeal to small business owners and self-employed people across the country to give them a little more effort so that they can overcome the last climax of the 3rd epidemic as soon as possible.”
Regarding the Corona 19 vaccine, “there was an official notice about the vaccine to be supplied to Korea through the COVAX Facility yesterday.” He added, “As of mid-February, 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine, approximately 60,000 people will enter Korea. “The AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX has also been approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO), and in the first half, at least 1.3 million and up to 2.19 million are introduced, of which at least 300,000 or more will be supplied in February and March. It is scheduled”.
Prime Minister Chung said, “Since the AstraZeneca vaccine, which the government has signed an individual contract with, will be supplied from the end of February if it passes the approval of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the introduction of the vaccine and the vaccination schedule in the first quarter have become more visible. The promotion team hopes to be prepared so that vaccination can begin without disruption as soon as the vaccine arrives.”
Prime Minister Jung mentioned the news of a doctor in his 80s who was infected and victimized by Corona 19 while treating a patient a while ago, saying, “I wish the deceased person’s condolences and condolences to the bereaved family for 56 years unchanged in the medical field.” “Even at this moment, there are many medical professionals struggling with Corona 19 in medical fields nationwide, and we are deeply grateful for your hard work and dedication.
/ Reporter Yoon Kyung-hwan [email protected]
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