Jung Eun-kyung, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has become a hot topic as it spreads on social media today (16th).
These details are 'Department of Use of the Commissioner of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June 2021' published on the website of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 7th.
Most of them spent an average of 16,000 won per person for conferences related to COVID-19, and most of them were used at restaurants specializing in Korean food and snack food near Osong-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, where the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is located.
There were also restaurants or bakeries near the National Assembly and Seoul Station that seemed to have been used for business trips.
But what stands out in particular is the packaging of all food.
Minister of Health and Welfare Policy Adviser Yeo Jun-seong also explained on his Facebook the day before, "Chairman Jeong Eun-kyung eats a meal separately after packing. This is to minimize the threat of infection."
If you look at the information on the use of business promotion expenses, which is released every month, it is confirmed that all food was packed and taken in May and April as well as last month.
In the case of last April and May, there was a history of purchasing snacks worth about 6,000 won per person at cafes and bakeries in the name of 'employee encouragement to boost morale of the vaccination promotion team'.
Regarding the details of Commissioner Jung's business promotion expenses, netizens responded with encouraging responses such as "a story that feels exhausting", "I hope you can eat something delicious even if it is rice", and "buy beef instead of a packed lunch."
(Photo = provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Yonhap News)