Moon appoints Jeong Eun-kyeong as head of new Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
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President Moon Jae-in has formally appointed Jeong Eun-kyeong as head of the new Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency that'll launch on Saturday.
For the first time under the Moon administration, the president visited the appointee on site, rather than at the Blue House,... as Jeong is overseeing the battle against COVID-19.
President Moon congratulated her on the disease control body being upgraded to an independent agency saying he hopes it meets the public's expectations and protects people's safety.
The upgraded agency will handle its own budget and personnel affairs... and will have a larger workforce.
Jeong said she sees the upgrade as a reflection of people's desire for a systematic and professional response to infectious diseases and to swiftly overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
President Moon Jae-in has formally appointed Jeong Eun-kyeong as head of the new Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency that'll launch on Saturday.
For the first time under the Moon administration, the president visited the appointee on site, rather than at the Blue House,... as Jeong is overseeing the battle against COVID-19.
President Moon congratulated her on the disease control body being upgraded to an independent agency saying he hopes it meets the public's expectations and protects people's safety.
The upgraded agency will handle its own budget and personnel affairs... and will have a larger workforce.
Jeong said she sees the upgrade as a reflection of people's desire for a systematic and professional response to infectious diseases and to swiftly overcome the COVID-19 crisis.