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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 22:49
Editorial
Step in wrong direction
[사설 읽기] 잘못된 방향으로 가고 있다
Posted : 2022-02-21 10:51
Updated : 2022-04-29 17:44
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Fight against virus should not be swayed by politics
바이러스 극복 문제가 정치에 휘둘려서는 안 돼


The Moon Jae-in administration cannot avoid criticism for easing social distancing rules ahead of the March 9 presidential election, despite an explosive surge in COVID-19 infections. On Friday, the government decided to allow cafes and restaurants to extend their business hours by one hour to 10 p.m., for about three weeks until March 13.
문재인정부는 코로나19 감염자의 폭발적인 급증에도 3월 9일 대선을 앞두고 사회적 거리두기를 완화했다는 비판을 피할 수 없다. 금요일, 정부는 3월 13일까지 약 3주간 카페와 식당의 영업 시간을 오후 10시까지 1시간 연장하기로 결정했다.


The measure was apparently aimed at helping small merchants and self-employed people, who are most vulnerable to the economic fallout from the pandemic, reduce their losses arising from the strict social distancing guidelines. The government can no longer ignore the strong backlash from those people who complain that they have been driven out of business due to the tightened rules.
이러한 조치는 코로나19에 따른 경제적 여파에 가장 취약한 소상공인과 자영업자들이 엄격한 사회적 거리두기 지침으로 인한 손실을 줄일 수 있도록 돕기 위한 것으로 보인다. 정부는 강화된 규제로 인해 폐업으로 내몰려 아우성치는 국민들의 거센 반발을 더 이상 외면해서는 안 된다.


"We could not overlook the reality of small merchants and self-employed people," Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said, announcing the decision. He also said the government has decided to postpone the introduction of a youth vaccine pass system by one month to April. The postponement was made due to a lack of preparation as well as strong opposition from students and their parents.
김부겸 국무총리는 "소상공인과 자영업자의 현실을 간과할 수 없었다"며 이같은 결정을 발표했다. 김 총리는 또 정부가 청소년 백신 패스 시스템 도입을 4월로 한 달 연기하기로 결정했다고 밝혔다. 이러한 연기는 준비 부족은 물론 학생과 학부모들의 거센 반발에 따른 것이다.


The problem is that the Moon administration was apparently trying to compromise its principles in the fight against the coronavirus in the lead-up to the election. Taking into account the stunningly fast spread of the Omicron variant, the government should have tightened the social distancing and quarantine rules. But it is doing the opposite. It has refused to listen to medical experts who were calling for tougher measures.
문제는 정부가 선거를 앞두고 코로나19를 극복하는 과정에서 당국이 세운 원칙에서 벗어나 타협하려 했다는 의도가 보인다는 점이다. 오미크론 변종의 급속한 확산을 고려했을 때 정부는 사회적 거리두기와 방역 규정을 강화했어야 했다. 하지만 정부는 반대 방향으로 가고 있다. 정부는 보다 강력한 조치를 요구하는 의료 전문가들의 말을 듣지 않았다.

2월 21일자 코리아타임스 사설


KEY WORDS
■ explosive 폭발적인
■ surge 급증
■ vulnerable 취약한
■ postponement 연기
■ compromise 타협하다
■ take into account 고려하다


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