For Enen's father's request for a sincere apology, New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi did not respond positively, but only emphasized that he would cooperate with the central government to guard against the epidemic and face it hand in hand.

(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] 2-year-old Tong Enen from New Taipei City was infected with Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in early April this year. His family followed the government’s epidemic prevention policy to seek help, but the ambulance waited 81 minutes to arrive. Death from encephalitis, the Overwatch Council corrected the New Taipei City government yesterday, pointing out that the city government mishandled the case and hurt the government's prestige.

In response to En En's father's request for a sincere apology from Mayor Hou Youyi, Hou Youyi did not respond positively today, but only emphasized that he will cooperate with the central government to guard against the epidemic and face it hand in hand.

Asked whether to apologize to Enen's father?

Hou Youyi was interviewed after the municipal meeting today and said that the city government will carefully review every detail of the report of the Overwatch Council. As soon as the incident happened, the central government immediately adjusted the hospital delivery process, and the local government also immediately cooperated with the review and improvement. Be diligent, especially when the epidemic situation is constantly changing. The central government adjusts its pace at any time, and the local government cooperates at any time. This attitude has been adopted until now. The central and local governments work together to guard against the epidemic situation in New Taipei City, because the epidemic situation in New Taipei City is the top priority. New Taipei City We will go all out with the central government to face every change.

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In addition, New Taipei City Councilor Zhuo Guanting said that the rectification case has proved that the New Taipei City Government Health Bureau and the Fire Department had serious negligence, and asked the Director of Health Chen Runqiu and the Chief of Fire Department Huang Deqing to ask for punishment.

In this regard, Hou Youyi responded that the epidemic has lasted for more than two years. This year, the highest number of confirmed cases per day is 27,000, and 27,000 people are sent to the hospital. Such a high ratio puts a lot of pressure on grassroots colleagues, but every day The grassroots colleagues go all out, grasp every minute and every second, and do everything well. Colleagues are really hardworking, and they should give more encouragement to the frontline partners and colleagues. The epidemic is not over yet, and the grassroots colleagues are still working hard. We must continue to work hard to protect every citizen of New Taipei City.

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