The Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun introduced the head of the Korea Center for Disease Control, Jung Eun-kyung, as the “hero” of Korea leading the Corona 19 countermeasures.

In the article titled 'Hero of Korea's Corona Countermeasures', the newspaper said that Jung, head of the Center for Disease Control, the Command Center for Infectious Diseases, is attracting attention, and the briefing at a daily press conference is gaining public trust. I did.

Yomiuri mentioned a press conference yesterday (10th) as an example.

In a briefing on the corona19 group infection through the club in Itaewon, Jung said, "I would like to ask you to be examined intermittently, noting that you can not keep your health as well as the safety of your family, colleagues, and society without being promptly tested." "I appealed.

Yomiuri said that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is a permanent organization for infectious diseases in Korea, and it also plays a role in investigating the path and guiding countermeasures when an epidemic is prevalent. It was also active during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS epidemic.

Yomiuri also introduced the inspector who was appointed as the first woman's disease management head in July 2017, in recognition of her experience as the head of the Center for Disease Prevention during the MERS outbreak.

This paper cited a case in which Mr. Chung held a press conference almost every day since the first corona19 in Korea was identified in Korea in January to explain the domestic infection.

In the middle of February, when a group infection occurred in the Shincheonji Daegu Church and the number of infected people exploded, white hair began to stand out, and at the time, a question about sleep time was asked. Jung said, "I have been sleeping for more than an hour." This is the answer.

Yomiuri added that General Jung is wearing short hair styles to save time.

Yomiuri said that the Korean media highly regarded Jung as the 'true hero' in the response to Korea's Corona 19, and introduced that he had climbed the website of the Blue House until the petition to push Jung as the next secretary-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).

However, General Manager Yomiuri said in a press conference, he responded humbly by saying, "Thank you all the time around you."

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