Prime Minister Han Duck-soo pledged to enable people with high risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 to receive one-stop healthcare service and swift access to specialized hospitals.

Presiding over the first COVID-19 response meeting since taking office on Friday, Han promised to thoroughly prepare to ensure that the public can maintain their daily routines.

The prime minister pledged to accelerate the construction of a hospital specializing in infectious diseases that will serve as the nation’s control tower for public healthcare.

He also referred to the establishment of a big data platform designed to effectively make use of over two years of medical data accrued in the fight against COVID-19 to help advance the nation's healthcare industry.