President Moon Jae-in led the implementation of the Weed Corona policy, and the government began to strengthen its “reliance on foreign research judgments” in its quarantine policy.
Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol in the main script on the 13th said, "The third vaccination is the most effective safety device in the fight against Corona. The preventive effect is 20 times.”
Jung Eun-kyung, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, appeared on KBS with Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Eun-hye on the 13th and said, "When I predicted in October, the severe morbidity rate among confirmed patients was around 1.5%, but the effectiveness of the vaccine in the elderly fell sharply and the severe morbidity rate increased to 2.5%." As the number of critically ill patients increases, the medical system has reached its limits and may affect the care of other emergency patients and critically ill patients.”
Minister Kwon said at a major headquarters meeting on the 13th, "Despite these efforts (security of beds, allocation of beds, efficiency of beds), if the current spread of infection continues, there may be emergencies that cannot be dealt with by existing countermeasures." “If it is judged that a reversal of this crisis is difficult, we will have no choice but to strengthen quarantine measures to protect the lives of the people,” he said.
Through these words, he revealed 'reliance on the judgment of foreign research on vaccination' and 'with Corona, the people's choice'.
On the 8th, Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom in the main script said, "As a result of analyzing and reviewing cases in many other countries, expanding vaccination even among the current youth protects students and protects students. "I made this decision because it was the way to protect our community," he said, adding, "It was not a unilateral decision."
In response to an adverse reaction to a petition that 'opposed to the expansion of the quarantine pass for teenagers' with 330,000 consent on the 10th, Commissioner Chung said, "The safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine that adolescents are currently receiving has been confirmed not only in Korea, but also in the United States and Europe. Accordingly, in Singapore, Canada, France, and Japan, where youth vaccination was previously initiated, more than 70% of adolescents completed the second dose.”
Park Soo-hyeon, senior presidential communication officer at the Blue House, told MBN on the 13th, "K quarantine is not what we call it, but the G7 and other countries all say that Korea is the best. He said, “The government humbly said that the government’s achievements in overcoming the corona virus and the economy were not done well by the government, but by the people.
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said at a press conference on the 26th of last month about the policy of self-pay for medical expenses for unvaccinated patients, "I will consider it from the point of view of whether I should be held responsible for my own choices."
On the 13th, the JoongAng Ilbo spoke with a passport official on the phone, saying, “The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported that stronger distance than before is necessary. However, the Blue House said, "The president's idea is that there is no retreat," and the proposal of the quarantine authorities was not adopted."
The JoongAng Ilbo continued, "There were many reports that quarantine measures should be strengthened, but President Moon Jae-in strongly opposed it every time," a Blue House official said.
On August 26, Commissioner Jeong said, “In order to change the prevention strategy, it is necessary to complete vaccinations for more than 90% of the elderly and more than 80% of general adults. He said, "I will raise the vaccination rate as much as possible by the end of October."
In an answer to the National Assembly on October 8, Commissioner Jeong said, “It is likely to be that much” in response to the question of “November 8 with Corona.”
The Bank of Korea announced on October 26 that the economic growth rate fell from 1.7% in the first quarter and 0.8% in the second quarter to 0.3% in the third quarter, and private consumption decreased by -0.1 percentage points, significantly shrinking from the previous quarter (1.6%).
On the previous day (October 25), the Central Accident Response Headquarters announced a three-stage return to daily quarantine policy before Corona, with an interval of 6 weeks from November 1 as a step-by-step daily recovery quarantine guideline, and from November 1, all facilities except entertainment facilities announced the opening of the 24-hour business.
Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki at an emergency economic meeting on October 26th announced, "We will focus on supporting the economy by enhancing private consumption power. Within the quarantine guidelines, we will fully resume the use of consumption coupons from the beginning of the phased daily recovery in early November." It started with a policy to restore private consumption power.
In the early stages of Corona virus, the Blue House led the rapid V rebound in the economy due to the stock price rise due to the early termination of diagnostic IT tracking and treatment led by companies such as Samsung Celltrion.