Kim Boo-kyum (2021) cited in "(2nd LD) S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM" on Yonhap News Agency, 16 December 2021.
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We are putting all of our efforts into expanding our medical capacity and increasing vaccinations to overcome the (SARS-CoV-2) virus crisis we are facing. But for that, we need time, and in the meantime, we determined that we will be able to overcome this critical moment only if we quickly bring the spread under control through strong social distancing measures.

— Kim Boo-kyum

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We are putting all of our efforts into expanding our medical capacity and increasing vaccinations to overcome the (SARS-CoV-2) virus crisis we are facing. But for that, we need time, and in the meantime, we determined that we will be able to overcome this critical moment only if we quickly bring the spread under control through strong social distancing measures." in the context of "Kim Boo-kyum (2021) cited in "(2nd LD) S. Korea to reduce private gathering size to 4, restore 9 p.m. business curfew: PM" on Yonhap News Agency, 16 December 2021." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kim Boo-kyum

About Kim Boo-kyum

Kim Boo-kyum (Korean: κΉ€λΆ€κ²Έ; born 21 January 1958) is a South Korean politician who is currently the 43rd and current Prime Minister of South Korea since 14 May 2021. He was the Minister of the Interior and Safety in 2017–2019.