Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said today (16th), "As of 0:00 this morning, the number of (new daily) confirmed cases exceeded 90,000. I am sorry in many ways to the people who have cooperated during this time."
Prime Minister Kim said this at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Corona 19) presided over at the government complex in Sejong today.
Prime Minister Kim continued, "As a result of taking preemptive measures such as the third dose of vaccination for the elderly and the introduction of edible treatment, the number of severe cases has been relatively stable. There doesn't seem to be any problems yet," he said.
Regarding the adjustment of social distancing, Prime Minister Kim said, "I think the decision should be made in consideration of the quarantine situation, such as the accumulated damage to the livelihood and the economy and the spread of Omicron, which has not yet reached its peak due to the quarantine strengthening measures that have continued for more than two months." The point is that we will make decisions based on our goal of 'minimizing economic and social damage by lowering the wave height of Omicron'."
In addition, he said, "We will gather various opinions and make a final decision in the major version on Friday (18th)."
Regarding the shortage of COVID-19 test kits, he said, "The supply of test kits in February and March is sufficient. I want to tell you that there is no need to buy a large quantity of test kits that you don't need right away."
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