COVID-19 Special Committee announced a“Pincette Meeting”

4 hours continuous from 9 am on 5th, Notice of future hearings

The Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of the Interioir & Safety, the Ministry of Welfare, the MFDS, the Ministry of Economy & Finance, will report the issues

The National Assembly's COVID-19 Countermeasures Special Committee is the first to resolve the issue of 'Daegu hospital bed & medical facilities shortage' and 'mask shortages' and will hold a 'Pincette Meeting' for about 4 hours.

 

The committee decided to receive a report on issues related to the lack of mask supply to the MFDS, the Ministry of Economy & Finance, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and to Daegu quarantine and medical care to the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of the Interioir & Safety, and the Ministry of Welfare on the second meeting, which will be held at 9 am on the 5th Looking at the second agenda, they discuss about the shortage of Daegu beds and medical facilities for about two hours from 9 am to 11 am.

 

After 11am to 1pm, they will report on the current shortage of mask supply.

 

The management group of the ruling/the opposition parties also agreed to the schedule and contents of the third meeting as the infectious disease situation is urgent.

 

The opening date is set for the morning of the scheduled session of the second week of March.

 

The intention is to operate flexibly in response to changes in the national parliamentary schedule.

 

The agenda of the 3rd meeting is about entering and responding to Chinese students and to report the issue of urgent care problems caused by the adjustment of the academic schedule (postponement of entrance and departure).

 

The target institution is the Ministry of Education.

 

On the 4th, the special committee’s management group discussed plans to conduct public hearings on the agenda for the 2nd and 3rd special meetings after consultation during the break.

 

The committee had its first meeting since its launch on the 2nd.

 

The special committee, which elected Democratic Party Kim Jin-pyo as its chairman, put their heads together and form a solution.

 

The Special Committee agreed to operate a “ Pincette Meeting” on key issues such as masks with Daegu and Gyeongbuk, which are the most affected by infectious diseases, but there were also signs of conflict over the government's responsibility for preventing infectious diseases.

 

It is expected that the progress of the second and third meetings will determine whether the Special Committee should overcome the disagreement and succeed in establishing effective policies in future meetings.