Prime Minister Kim Bu-Gyeom expressed disapproval of the ruling party's proposed "free support for self-diagnosis kits for the whole country." This is because the production of diagnostic kits is currently insufficient to cover free distribution across the country.

On the 8th, Prime Minister Kim responded to a question from Rep. Shin Hyun-young of Democratic party of Korea in a comprehensive policy inquiry by the National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Settlement. On the same day, Rep. Shin asked, "The ruling party has argued that free supply to the whole country is needed." In fact, when the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee decided on the supplementary budget review on the 7