6 people die from lung cancer, recognized as victims of humidifier disinfectant... 250 additional victims recognized = South Korea

A total of 250 additional people were recognized as victims, including six people who died from lung cancer and were recognized as victims of humidifier disinfectants. On the afternoon of the 22nd, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (equivalent to Japan's Ministry of the Environment) announced that
It was revealed that the ``38th Humidifier Disinfectant Damage Relief Committee'' was held in a conference room to deliberate and decide on whether or not to provide relief benefits to a total of 601 people, as well as the severity of the damage.
Recently, the committee decided to provide relief benefits to 250 victims for whom the damage was not recognized (newly recognized victims), and also to
Damage grades were determined for 181 victims whose harm grades were not determined (damage grade determiners). In particular, following the recognition of one person who died from lung cancer at the 36th meeting in September, this 38th meeting
The committee recognized six deaths from lung cancer. As a result, 5,667 (72% of
) was recognized as a victim of humidifier disinfectant. The Ministry of Environment held the Damage Relief Committee six times (33rd to 38th) this year, and through strengthening the operation of the Investigation and Judgment Specialist Committee,
Deliberations and decisions were completed with a total of 3,833 people, the largest number ever based on degree criteria. As a result, the number of examiners this year will be approximately three times that of the previous year, and new damage certifiers and damage grade determiners will no longer be available.
This is an increase of approximately three times compared to the previous year. Through this process, decisions on whether or not to provide relief benefits have been completed for the majority of applicants who were waiting for deliberations, excluding those who were pending or waiting for deliberations due to unavoidable reasons.
Ta. This year, the Ministry of Environment will impose and collect an additional 125 billion won (approximately 13.6 billion yen) in damage relief contributions in order to secure stable funds for damage relief, and will conduct a reexamination to strengthen the protection of victims' rights and interests.
He explained that he began operating the system in earnest and actively operated the system to provide relief for victims of lung cancer.