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Controversy arose during the briefing of the results of the Party's Emergency Response Meeting held yesterday (25th) on Corona19, with the aim of implementing the 'maximum containment policy' in Daegu and Qingdao. If the criticism of the words and actions of the people of Daegu and Gyeongbuk was not considered, the president had to explain to President Moon Jae-in.

Reporter Jung-hyun on the sidewalk.

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Shortly after the party meeting yesterday, Democratic Party spokesman Hong Ik-pyo mentioned the "blockade policy" in question.

[Hong Ik Pyo / Deputy Democratic Party chief spokesman: In particular, the Daegu and Gyeongbuk Qingdao areas were designated as special control areas for infectious diseases and implemented the maximum containment policy beyond normal blocking measures. ]

I answered the question, what does the word 'containment' mean?

[Hong-Pyo Hong / Deputy Democratic Party chief spokesman: We are considering moving as much as possible or utilizing administrative power to some extent.]

It was interpreted as a regional blockage and restrictions on residents' movements, and articles were poured out.

The controversy over whether Daegu's blockade in Gyeongbuk rises in real-time search terms would isolate the region like China's blockade in Wuhan.

[Kwon Young-jin / Daegu Market: Blockade policy? I haven't heard anything at all.]

The party explained that it is not a regional blockage but rather a term used by experts in defense, which means that the defense network will be tighter to prevent further spread.

[Hong Ik Pyo / chief spokesman for the Democratic Party: It does not mean to block the region.]

In the end, I had to get to the president.

[President Moon Jae-in: Make it clear that it means to block the spread and spread as much as possible. I think it's misleading.]

Democrat Kim Bu-gyeom, who has Daegu as a regional district, criticized other people for their fears.