정은경 임명장 주러 청주 내려간 문 대통령...격식 깬 파격 수여식<br /><br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />The upgraded agency will handle its own budget and personnel affairs... and will have a larger workforce.<br />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.<br /><br />
