"Once the corona spread peaks, business hours restrictions will be removed immediately"

The Presidential Transition Committee announced on the 30th that it would completely abolish business hours restrictions for the prevention of COVID-19.

Shin Yong-hyeon, spokesperson for the transition committee, said at a briefing at the press conference of the transition committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, "the business restrictions will be lifted as soon as the quarantine authorities confirm that the peak of the spread of COVID-19 has passed."

He premised, "If the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters judges that the number of COVID-19 infections is on the decline, it is appropriate to ease social distancing."

He also said, "I understand that it was ordered (to the quarantine authorities) whether it could even be abolished for the business hours restrictions that are recognized as not having much effect."

Spokesperson Shin added, "According to the analysis of the Corona 19 Special Committee, 9 out of 11 institutions are said to have entered a decline.

Won Il-hee, senior deputy spokesperson, explained, "Business hours are currently limited to 11 pm.

He added, "I am concerned that the transition committee, which is not an expert, cannot decide that the spread of COVID-19 has passed its peak.

"Nine out of 11 institutions concluded that the peak had passed, and the absolute majority of those who attended the expert group meeting said that it could be interpreted that the peak had passed based on this data," said Won, senior deputy spokesperson. I suggested that they review it, and the quarantine authorities are basically sympathetic to it,” he said.

Meanwhile, Spokesperson Shin said, "There is a slight difference on the restructuring of the appropriation, but we know that the opinions of us and the Ministry of Finance are narrowing a lot." can," he said.

Chief Spokesperson Won said, "The Ministry of Justice is in a position to actively participate in the discussion of pending bills in the National Assembly."

Regarding the plan to install the second presidential residence in Sejong City, he said, "The special committee explains that it is under the jurisdiction of the special committee for balanced regional development and has not yet been reviewed."

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