Gwangyang City Public Health Center Urges Visitors to Follow Prevention Guidelines Related to Unidentified Pneumonia in China
Avoid Visiting High-Risk Infection Areas and Emphasize Personal Hygiene Guidelines
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Gwangyang City Public Health Center in Jeollanam-do announced on the 10th that it has actively started public awareness efforts following the occurrence of a suspected case of pneumonia of unknown cause from Wuhan, China, in Korea (36 years old, Chinese nationality, working at a company located in Gyeonggi Province).
Pneumonia of unknown cause is a disease with fever and respiratory symptoms (cough, difficulty breathing, pneumonia), and since there is no preventive vaccine, anyone who has visited Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China within 14 days before symptom onset is urged to report by phone to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency call center (☎1339) or the public health center (☎061-797-4015).
Additionally, it emphasized avoiding contact with poultry or wild animals, avoiding contact with patients with respiratory infections such as fever and cough, and strictly following personal hygiene rules (hand washing, cough etiquette).
Currently, 59 pneumonia patients suspected to be related to visits to the Huanan Seafood Market (selling live poultry and wild animals) in Wuhan City, China, have been reported, of which 7 are severe cases.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has been operating a 24-hour emergency response center since the 3rd, and the Gwangyang City Public Health Center also plans to take measures such as epidemiological investigation, contact tracing, and isolation according to the response procedures for new infectious disease syndromes among first-class infectious diseases.
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Baek Hyunsuk, head of the Infectious Disease Control Team, stated, “Since this is a respiratory infectious disease, adherence to personal hygiene rules is most important. If you have fever and respiratory symptoms and have visited Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China within 14 days before symptom onset, please be sure to report to the public health center to prevent the spread of the infectious disease.”
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