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SEOUL, Nov.21 (The Korea Herald / ANN): Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has called on Koreans to stay home as the surge in Covid-19 cases fuels concerns of another wave of infections.
In what is his sixth address on Covid-19 to the Korean people, Chung asked Koreans to refrain from year-end meetings and stay home except for essential activities.
“Those of you in the 60+ age group, please take good care of yourself during the winter; please stay home and minimize unnecessary meetings, “said the prime minister.
“Those of you who work, please delay or cancel the end-of-the-year meetings and business dinners.”
The prime minister called for greater cooperation from the younger generation.
“We need the cooperation of young people more than anything. As asymptomatic infections are common (among young people), it is difficult to cope with the speed and extent of the spread, ”he said.
“Please refrain from activities in person, except for essential cases like school”
The prime minister also called on companies to join workplace disease prevention efforts by getting more employees to work from home.
“Starting next week, all ministries, local governments and public institutions throughout the country will abstain from meetings and business dinners; minimize in-person meetings; and have more people working from home, ”Chung said.
On the state-run annual college entrance examination two weeks later, the prime minister said the government will do everything possible to ensure that students can take the exams safely and fairly.
The daily number of confirmed cases in South Korea has exceeded 300 for three days, and the virus is spreading at a rate similar to a major outbreak in Daegu and North Gyeongsang province in February, Chung said.
“It is spreading through family gatherings, social activities, in swimming pools, saunas, schools, workplaces and even in mountain villages, which have never confirmed cases until now,” he said.
The government raised social distancing rules to Level 1.5 on Friday in the Seoul metropolitan area and some areas of Gangwon province. – The Korea Herald / Asian News Network
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