President Moon Jae-in said today (12th) that the 4th stage of social distancing was implemented in the metropolitan area due to the spread of Corona 19, "It is the most intense measure that can be done without lockdown, and it is to overcome the situation in a short and bold way." .
President Moon Jae-in said at a special quarantine inspection meeting in the metropolitan area presided over by the Blue House today, "This is the biggest turning point since the corona was introduced into Korea, and it is an emergency prescription to quickly stabilize the quarantine situation and prevent further damage and loss."
The meeting was held in the presence of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun, Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, regional leaders of the metropolitan area, Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom, and government officials such as Jeon Jeon-cheol, Minister of Public Administration and Security and Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare.
President Moon said, "If the government cannot stop it here, it will come with an extraordinary determination that there is no more retreat." He emphasized, "We will cooperate with the local governments in the metropolitan area to stop the spread of the virus at an early stage."
President Moon expressed concern over the spread of COVID-19, saying, "In times like these, we have no choice but to return to the basics." "The most effective response is to maximize the advantages of K-Quarantine, diagnostic tests, epidemiological investigations, and quarantine treatment. It is a seamless operation of the following three beats,” he explained.
To this end, we ordered the establishment of a dense quarantine network, reinforcement of the medical response system, and expansion of living treatment centers.
President Moon said, "The mayors and provincial governors who have been with us today are the control towers of the metropolitan area."The role of local governments is absolutely critical. The cooperation of local governments is also essential to increase the execution capacity of the strengthened quarantine measures,” he said.
President Moon also appealed to the public to actively cooperate with the strengthened quarantine measures.
President Moon said, "The key to K-Pease is a mature sense of citizenship. I hope that you refrain from moving and gathering as much as possible with the mindset of taking a break for a while and strictly abide by the quarantine rules such as wearing a mask. To prevent the balloon effect, please extend the vacation period as much as possible. Please spread it out and use it.”
In particular, he said, "I can't help but feel very apologetic because I am again asking the people to be patient and patient." I will do my best to finish it boldly.”
"We will do our best to alleviate any difficulties by maximizing compensation for losses due to business restrictions using the Loss Compensation Act and the supplementary budget," he added.
In addition, President Moon said, "We will speed up vaccination," adding, "From tomorrow onwards, the vaccines brought in through a vaccine swap with Israel will be given priority to bus, taxi, courier, and education and childcare workers who have a lot of contact with the public in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. We will do our best to help quarantine the metropolitan area.”
He emphasized, "We will be able to reverse the situation by ending the 4 steps of distancing in a short and bold way and connecting it to the expansion of vaccination."
(Photo = provided by the Blue House, Yonhap News)