South Korea's president on Monday vowed to focus on saving jobs and protecting the economy amid worries about a possible mass unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
During a meeting with presidential advisers, President Moon Jae-in said South Korea's economy cannot help being affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Moon said a latest progress in South Korea's anti-virus quarantine campaign is easing the outbreak's economic impact. But the biggest concern, he said, is an employment issue because the number of people seeking unemployment benefits is sharply rising.
Moon sais, "It may be the beginning of pains ... We must work out special countermeasures."
He also urged the South Korean people not to lower their guard against the coronavirus despite a recent slowdown of new infections in South Korea.
Moon said it's not time to feel relieved yet though "a confidence is growing" regarding the prospect for a quarantine victory over the coronavirus.
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