A hero of ”quarantine”? A hero of ”concealment of assets”? ... Former Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head's husband profits from ”coronavirus-related stocks” = South Korea

Jeong Eun-kyung, former head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), who is seen as a leading candidate to become Minister of Health and Welfare in the new South Korean government led by Lee Jae-myung, recently announced that her husband,
"While Chung was busy leading the COVID-19 countermeasures, her husband was investing in COVID-19-related stocks," and she was reportedly ruled out as a candidate.
On the 22nd, Kim Mi-ae, a lawmaker from the opposition People Power Party, posted on social media, "A hero of quarantine? A hero of concealing assets?"
"Former Director Jeong was the 'controller for COVID-19,' fighting alone for the lives of the people," Rep. Kim said. "But in the name of his spouse,
In 2022, it was discovered that he held COVID-19-related stocks, including 5,000 shares of a company that produces raw materials for hand sanitizers, and recently, during the verification process for his status as a candidate for Minister of Health and Welfare, he was found to have held shares in diagnostic kits, medicines, and other companies related to COVID-19.
"It was also revealed that some of the stocks were not included in the asset declarations of high-ranking public officials," he continued.
"This is not a mistake, but a case that is likely to be a violation of the obligation to avoid conflicts of interest and to report under the Public Official Ethics Act," he said.
In 2020, he was promoted to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and appointed as its first director-general, leading the COVID-19 response until May 2022.