Haenam-gun Activates Emergency Quarantine Task Force for Novel Coronavirus Infection

Establishment of Three Screening Clinics and Other Proactive Response Measures

Haenam County Office (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Haenam County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it is taking proactive measures by operating an emergency quarantine task force in preparation for the novel coronavirus infection.

Haenam County is fully committed to responding by operating the emergency quarantine task force even during the Lunar New Year holiday period, as cases of the unknown pneumonia originating from Wuhan City, China have also been reported domestically.

The county has upgraded the head of the quarantine task force from the head of the public health center to the deputy county governor, designated Haenam General Hospital as a screening medical institution, and installed screening clinics at the public health center and Haenam Woori General Hospital to establish a cooperative system for treating contacts and symptomatic individuals.

Additionally, text messages containing symptom differentiation guidelines and prevention rules have been sent to residents, and official letters recommending restraint from traveling to China have been sent to local travel agencies, along with instructions to report suspected cases at lodging facilities.

Medical supplies such as thermal imaging cameras for fever monitoring, protective suits, and quarantine masks have been secured at screening clinics, and manual training and simulation exercises for symptomatic cases were conducted on the 27th.

Furthermore, residents are urged to follow preventive measures such as "hand washing and wearing masks," and to consult the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (1339) or the dedicated personnel at Haenam County Public Health Center (061-531-3745) if they experience fever, cough, or other abnormal symptoms within 14 days after visiting China.

On the 28th, Haenam County Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan instructed at an expanded executive meeting, "Infectious disease prevention should be approached with the mindset that it is better to be somewhat excessive than insufficient," and added, "Since cooperation between the public and private sectors is essential in the event of a disaster, please actively respond by considering the establishment of a committee and other cooperative systems."

Meanwhile, all four confirmed domestic cases have a history of visiting Wuhan City, China, and since two of them were confirmed after asymptomatic entry, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has raised the infectious disease crisis alert level from caution to warning.

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