The president of South Korea suspends the morning session with the press to avoid coronavirus

July 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has suspended the daily morning session with the press on Monday to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19, according to South Korean officials.

The South Korean presidential office has indicated that the informal press conference will be “temporarily suspended” to prevent an outbreak of the infectious disease, as reported by the Yonhap news agency.

Likewise, the coverage of the South Korean president’s public activities by the press corps will also be reduced to the minimum possible, while the spokesperson’s press reports will be carried out in written form.

Instead, the presidential office has stated that it will provide videos and photographs of the president’s activities without delay, through the official journalists of the presidency, and will regularly receive questions from the press, which it will also answer.

The move comes as South Korea has entered a new wave of COVID-19 amid the spread of the omicron variant, with experts warning that the daily number of cases could approach 200,000 next month.