Hwasun-gun Establishes Response System for 'Novel Coronavirus'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do (County Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 30th that on the 29th, it held a meeting with related organizations in the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Dementia Safety Center to prevent the community spread of the novel coronavirus infection and establish a preemptive response system.

The county shared the current status of the novel coronavirus infection that could occur due to local inflow and the county's response methods, and requested cooperation from related organizations.

The public health center is operating a 24-hour quarantine countermeasures headquarters and has activated a preemptive response system, including operating four screening clinics.

The county instructed local medical institutions to check for travel history to China through the Overseas Travel Information System (ITS) and Drug Utilization Review (DUR) programs when treating patients with pneumonia symptoms, and to promptly take action for suspected cases.

The police station and fire station were asked to cooperate in maintaining social order through proper information management, patient isolation, access control, support for transport and disinfection, and sharing situation information.

The county urged residents to wear masks if they have respiratory symptoms such as coughing, follow personal hygiene rules such as handwashing, inform medical staff about travel to China and visited locations, and contact the public health center or 1339 if suspicious symptoms occur after visiting China, in order to comply with the novel coronavirus infection prevention guidelines.

A public health center official said, “We will provide disease-related information as quickly and accurately as possible to minimize residents' anxiety,” and added, “We will do our best to prevent infectious diseases through continuous information sharing and mutual cooperation with related organizations.”

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