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Jung Eun-kyung, the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has been at the forefront of the quarantine for the past two years and five months, resigned yesterday.
Former Commissioner Jeong left a comment saying, ‘My heart is heavy,’ as I left before the end of the corona virus. The last greeting left to the staff was ‘Thank you’ in sign language.
Correspondent Jo Hee-won.
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The way to leave the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where I lived.
[정은경/질병관리청장]
“The people trusted the quarantine authorities and the medical staff gave a lot of dedication, and we were able to overcome the (corona) crisis. I am sincerely grateful.”
2 years and 5 months.
Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung remained calm despite the daunting task of preventing an unknown infectious disease.
[정은경/질병관리청장(2020년 2월 19일)]
“Don’t be overly afraid, keep your composure…”
Testing and tracking that thoroughly finds confirmed cases and transparent information disclosure have earned the public’s trust.
As the days went by, people began to worry about his health because of his gray hair and worn out shoes.
[정은경/질병관리청장(2020년 1월 25일)]
“Even though the employees are under a lot of work, they are persevering and progressing well (I will tell you)”
When the details of the frugal business promotion expenses were also revealed, praise as a ‘national hero’ poured in.
Overseas media also paid attention to him, calling him a ‘hero of K-Quarantine’ and selecting him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The world’s lowest level of corona fatality rate is a clear achievement.
Recently, the easing of quarantine policy has also been criticized for not being a ‘political quarantine’.
Commissioner Chung only refuted this on the last day of his tenure.
[정은경/질병관리청장(국회 보건복지위원회)]
“(Did you do political quarantine?) I think you did scientific quarantine. Vaccines and therapeutics go through rigorous clinical trials to promote policies…”
Commissioner Jeong left tears at the transfer ceremony, which was not revealed to the media, and left the staff members with a ‘thank you’ in sign language.
This is Jo Hee-won from MBC News.
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