Gyeonggi-do Injects 3.6 Billion Won Emergency Funds for 'Wuhan Pneumonia'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has injected 3.62 billion KRW in emergency funds into 31 cities and counties within the province to respond to the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia).

On the 28th, Gyeonggi Province provided a total of 600 million KRW in disaster management funds, with 300 million KRW each to Goyang City and Pyeongtaek City, where confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection occurred. On the 30th, it announced on the 31st that it had injected a total of 3.62 billion KRW in disaster management funds, including 100 million KRW each to the remaining 29 cities and counties and 102 million KRW to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters.

The disaster management funds injected this time will be used to purchase hygiene supplies such as quarantine products, hand sanitizers, and masks, as well as for the installation and operation expenses of screening clinics.

The funds provided to the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will be used to purchase disinfectant wipes, non-sterile gloves, sterile sheets, masks, and other items necessary for 119 ambulance team field activities such as transporting symptomatic patients.

Considering the urgency of the novel coronavirus infectious disease, the province is taking measures to purchase necessary items for each city and county through proactive fund support and plans to expand emergency support in case of additional confirmed cases in the future.

Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung emphasized, "The province's policy direction is that excessive response is better than delayed or passive response to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection," adding, "We will proactively inject natural disaster funds into cities and counties without symptomatic patients to do our best to prevent infectious diseases."

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