Can't eat because of the flu, can't walk, and even pass out? Emergency room doctor's warning.

[News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: January 8, 2025 (Wednesday)
□ Host: Lee Ik-seon, Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: Announcer Lee Hyun-woong

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information.


◇ Lee Ik-seon: Let's open the second part with Aung Da-woong News. Announcer Lee Hyunwoong, who will be with us today as well, is here. Hello~

◆ Hello!

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Let's start with this news. Monday, the 27th, right before the Lunar New Year holiday, will be designated as a temporary holiday?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] Yes, that's right. This is the story from the briefing after today's high-level government-government council meeting. The government and the ruling party agreed to designate January 27 as a temporary holiday to boost the domestic economy and boost tourism during the Lunar New Year holiday. If this happens, a six-day holiday will be made from Saturday the 25th to Thursday the 30th, the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday. If you can take a vacation such as annual leave on Friday the 31st, the golden holiday will be completed for up to 9 days until the following weekend. People's Power Kim Sang-hoon, chairman of the policy committee, said he believes it can play a role in improving the quality of life while expanding opportunities for rest to the people. He also said he expects various effects, including the effect of dispersing traffic by increasing the holiday season. In general, office workers are in a welcoming atmosphere, but there are cases where they don't welcome it very much. First of all, self-employed people are worried about labor costs. This year, the minimum wage of 10,000 won has opened, and if it becomes a legal holiday, the holiday work allowance equivalent to 1.5 times has to be paid, so they are complaining of the burden. There were also reactions that the longer the holiday, the more people traveling abroad, and that there was no money to spend even if the holiday was prolonged, saying that it would not be of much help to domestic demand.

◇ Choi Soo-young: I told you that the number of flu patients is increasing rapidly recently, and the word 'quaddemic' is spreading to other infectious diseases, and the emergency room is also complaining of difficulties?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Nam Goong-in, a professor of emergency medicine at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, posted an article on SNS. "The flu is all the rage," he said. "Everyone, men and women, is catching the flu." At the same time, he analyzed that 'viruses that have been quiet for a while are spreading at once due to the influence of the pandemic'. In fact, I told you earlier that the current number of flu patients is the highest in eight years since 2016. However, according to Professor Namgung, there were many cases of symptoms different from the typical flu when meeting actual patients. Usually, when infected with the flu, high fever, chills, muscle pain, and sore throat appear. However, when I treated patients who came to the emergency room with symptoms such as not eating or walking, they all had the flu. He also said there were cases of fainting or vomiting. In response to this increase in flu cases, authorities asked for good vaccination and personal prevention rules. Some point out that authorities should take more active measures at a time when there is a growing sense of alert to the "quad pandemic" in which four infectious diseases are prevalent at the same time around the world.

◇ Profit line: CES2025, which is currently in Las Vegas, USA, yesterday Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave a keynote speech, and the stock market fluctuated by this story?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Following the keynote speech and the press conference, the stock prices of related stocks were greatly affected by CEO Jensen Hwang's remarks. First of all, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix remained weak in yesterday's market as they revealed that they have GPDDR7 from Micron in the U.S., not Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, while Micron's stock price rose. Speaking in a press conference after the keynote speech, he said it was a mistake to mention only Micron. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix account for 80% of the world's share in the sector, and reporters and investors were puzzled by the fact that they did not know that the two companies were making products and explained that it was a mistake. However, regarding the passing of Samsung Electronics' HBM delivery test, he said, "There is no doubt that it will still succeed," and showed signs of illness and medicine. Thanks to this, Samsung Electronics shares today reported sluggish fourth-quarter preliminary results but are strong.

◇ Choi Soo-young: On the other hand, there were comments about future technologies and quantum computers that have recently attracted attention?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. "We are collaborating with quantum computer companies, but it could take 30 years for a product to come out at a useful level," CEO Jensen Huang said at a press conference, adding that "we will only see early-stage products in 15 years." After this remark, the fall in quantum computer-related stocks has increased. The aftermath is also being delivered to the domestic stock market. Since the surge is so severe, careful judgment is needed. CES2025 will be held until the 10th. Attention is focusing on whose words will come out in the future and what new technologies will be announced.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Today was the day when the election for the 55th president of the Football Association was scheduled to take place. But yesterday, the brakes were on?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. On the 30th of last month, candidate Huh Jung-moo filed an injunction against the Korea Football Association to ban the election, saying, "The election is being conducted unfairly," and the court accepted it. Candidate Heo pointed out that the election is only offline in-person voting, so professional soccer leaders or athletes participating in winter training can be excluded, he did not disclose the list of electors, and did not reveal the clear reasons for forming the electors, 21 short of the current 194 electors. Another candidate, Shin Moon-seon, also called for the dissolution of the Korea Football Association's election management committee. The election was fair and not transparent, making judgments in favor of candidate Chung Mong-kyu and producing various suspicions, the National Transportation Commission said. As a result of the court's judgment, the vote has been temporarily postponed indefinitely. There are also new problems that arise. According to the election regulations for the president of the Korea Football Association, anyone over 70 cannot run, and candidate Huh Jung-moo will be over 70 on the 13th. Even if the vote is postponed, controversy could arise, such as whether to retain the current candidate status or start the candidacy process again.

◇ Choi Soo-young: On the other hand, there is a prospect that the election for the president of the Korea Sports Council could be stopped, so what happened?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: There is a possibility that the 42nd election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Council, which was scheduled to be held for 2,244 delegates on the 14th, will also be suspended. This is because some delegates have filed a provisional injunction asking the court to suspend the election, citing problems with the election process. They pointed out that voting was held for only 150 minutes after the announcement of the candidate's political views at 1 p.m. on the day of the election, which could undermine fairness as time is running out and voters in the provinces cannot participate in voting. Legal experts predict that the application for an injunction to suspend the election of the president of the Korea Football Association may be accepted due to unfairness, as was the case cited earlier.

◇ Interest line: Last article. It's frowned upon, but there are people at Muan International Airport who bring various relief supplies prepared for bereaved families and support personnel?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. In the waiting room on the first and second floors of the Muan Airport building, there is a booth that distributes various food and hygiene products for free. Cup noodles, water, and instant rice were prepared, so when bereaved families or volunteers came, they were served without any conditions. However, as this fact became known, there were cases of exploiting it to pack items. Some mourners were seen sweeping away daily necessities after paying tribute at the joint memorial altar. The exact number of these people has not been identified. One volunteer said something he feared had happened, and said he would come together to discuss measures so that the relief wouldn't get into the wrong hands.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: We've looked at all the news prepared today.

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, thank you.

[Copyrights (c) YTN radio] [No unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and AI data utilization]