President Moon: "Lockdown policy is not a regional lockdown but a measure to block COVID-19 transmission"

Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Hong Nam-ki is delivering opening remarks at the high-level meeting on COVID-19 held at the Democratic Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 25th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for the Blue House, said on the 25th regarding the expression of implementing a maximum lockdown policy at the high-level ruling party-government meeting briefing, "President Moon Jae-in clearly instructed the spokesperson to clarify that he is not referring to a regional lockdown, but to maximizing the blocking of COVID-19 transmission and spread."

Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea, the government, and the Blue House held a high-level ruling party-government-Blue House meeting on the same day and announced measures including the maximum lockdown of the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions and the preparation of a supplementary budget related to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).