President Yoon Suk-yeol bows his head in silent tribute to the victims of the Halloween crowd crush at a mourning altar in front of City Hall in Seoul on Nov. 3. Yonhap |
President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed his aides Thursday to set up a "one-stop" support center where families of victims and others affected by the Halloween crowd crush can continue to receive medical and other assistance after the national mourning period ends.
Yoon also told his aides to focus their efforts on providing trauma recovery and psychotherapy services to the public in the wake of the tragedy, according to deputy presidential spokesperson Lee Jae-myoung.
"The one-stop integrated support center, which will be created under the prime minister's office jointly by relevant ministries, will provide all necessary services from a single place, ranging from funeral arrangements for the victims to treatment for the injured, payment of relief money and psychological therapy," Lee said during a press briefing.
He also said the National Center for Disaster and Trauma will expand its services in line with Yoon's instructions not only to victims' families, the injured, witnesses and emergency response workers who were at the scene but also to the general public suffering from psychological stress.