Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced on the 12th that it is promoting'Seoul-style win-win prevention.
The core content is to flexibly apply business hours, etc., taking into account the characteristics of each business, free from uniform restrictions, and plan within this week to be implemented from the end of this month or early next month after consultation with the government.
Mayor Oh said at an online Corona 19 briefing this morning, "I will change the paradigm to'win-win quarantine' that protects both people's livelihood and quarantine, rather than a uniform'regulated quarantine' that forces the sacrifice of self-employed and small business owners."
He urged the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to promptly approve its use, saying, "At a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters this morning, we urged the central government to actively review the introduction of self-diagnosis kits."
He said, "Apart from approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, we will also review the implementation of a pilot project using a rapid antigen test kit."
Mayor Oh also said, "We have also begun to establish a'Seoul-type Distance Manual' to capture both quarantine and public welfare. We will prepare a manual by this weekend, and next week we will start discussions with the script on how and when to implement it. "I said.
In particular, he emphasized, "Even if a pilot is conducted for a specific industry before the full implementation, we will discuss with the script to ensure that there is no confusion in the field.
Mayor Oh said, "We intend to replace the existing quarantine rules by establishing customized quarantine rules for each type of industry and business type to obtain a more effective quarantine effect that is acceptable in the field."
He said, "We will minimize the damage to sales, but dramatically strengthen the quarantine rules and apply the'One Strike Out System' to businesses that violate, to further strengthen the responsibilities and obligations of employers." I will go through a discussion."
He said, "If the Seoul-style distance management manual is implemented on the premise of using the self-diagnosis kit at the business site, it will create a great synergy effect, such as extending the business hours reflecting the characteristics of each business, and we are confident that it will provide a whole new electricity to the quarantine system." .
Mayor Oh added, "I look forward to the central government's sympathy with the city's efforts to revive the local business district and the people's livelihood economy that are struggling with the prolonged Corona 19."
When asked if such a policy would conflict with the current government policy, he said, "It is not immediately implemented that the (manual) is prepared." Even if it does, I will do it."
In addition, regarding concerns about the performance of the rapid diagnostic kit, "There are experts who oppose the use of the self-diagnosis kit, but they are already being used in the UK, Germany, the United States, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, etc." I want you to review (approval)."
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