Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung was the only Korean to be selected as the '100 Women of the Year' by the BBC.
The BBC broadcast announced 100 women of the year, including Chung Cheong, on the 23rd local time, and explained, "This year, we paid attention to those who led the change and made the difference during the turbulent period."
Commissioner Jeong was introduced as a'virus hunter' leading Korea's response to Corona 19.
BBC Broadcasting said, "As the first female head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and currently the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he is famous for a transparent and calm daily briefing amid the corona 19 pandemic."
For being selected as one of the 100 Women of the Year, Chung said, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all health care workers who are committed to responding to the pandemic." He expressed his feelings.
In this year's list of 100 women selected by the BBC, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who leads a coalition of political parties led by female representatives, and actor Liang Zi-chung (Yang Ja-kyung), who has been active in the action film industry considered'the world of men', and Corona 19 vaccine at Oxford University in England. It included Sarah Gilbert, who led the development, and Agnes Chow, a Hong Kong democracy activist.
Uniquely,'Unnamed Hero' was on the first spot on the list.
The BBC said, "In this special situation, countless women all over the world sacrificed to help others," said the BBC. "Thanks for their contributions and decided to leave the first spot in honor of those who died in the process. I did."
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