Blocking New Coronavirus Maritime Inflow... Coast Guard Agency Strengthens Quarantine on Illegal Chinese Fishing Vessels

Cho Hyun-bae, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, visited the 1002 ship of the West Sea 5 Islands Special Security Unit of the Central Coast Guard on the 30th to inspect personal protective equipment used when contacting foreign crew members.
[Photo by Korea Coast Guard]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 30th that it has formed a task force to block the maritime inflow of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).

On the previous day, the Coast Guard established a comprehensive situation task force not only at the headquarters but also at local Coast Guard offices and frontline Coast Guard stations, deciding to conduct intensive quarantine and disinfection when inspecting or capturing illegal Chinese fishing vessels at sea.

To this end, they recently sent quarantine masks and hand sanitizers to police substations and patrol vessels nationwide, and plan to secure and deliver additional protective gloves and other quarantine supplies.

The Coast Guard also plans to provide specialized training to officers deployed to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing vessels to prepare for the novel coronavirus infection. In particular, when capturing illegal Chinese fishing vessels, they will notify the relevant quarantine stations and quarantine headquarters in advance and conduct intensive quarantine and disinfection of the crew and vessels.

On the same day, Cho Hyun-bae, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, visited the West Sea 5 Islands Special Security Unit patrol vessel of the Central Coast Guard and the Ansan Police Substation of the Pyeongtaek Coast Guard Station in Gyeonggi Province to inspect quarantine readiness.

Commissioner Cho urged the staff, "Please respond thoroughly to prevent the novel coronavirus from entering through the sea."

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