200 Wuhan Returnees Arrive at Asan Police Human Resources Development Institute... No Resident Protests or Clashes (Update 2)
Overseas Koreans who returned from Wuhan, China by chartered flight are moving to a temporary accommodation set up at the Chungnam Asan Police Human Resources Development Institute on the 31st.
Photo by Jinhyung Kang, Asan aymsdream@
[Asia Economy (Asan) = Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Korean residents who had been staying in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), and nearby areas arrived at the Police Human Resources Development Institute (HRDI) in Chosa-dong, Asan-si, Chungnam.
Among the 368 Korean residents who returned to Gimpo Airport on Korean Air flight KE9884, a Boeing 747 passenger plane, around 8 a.m. on the 31st, 18 police buses carrying 200 people entered the HRDI around 12:50 p.m. It was about 1 hour and 50 minutes after departing from Gimpo Airport after completing quarantine and immigration procedures. There were no protests or physical clashes from local residents during the bus entry process.
The previously strong opposition atmosphere to the accommodation, including physical clashes between nearby residents and police the day before, has eased considerably. It was decided not to hold separate protest rallies against the Korean residents, and the two tents installed at the intersection in front of the HRDI will soon be dismantled. It appears that misunderstandings among village residents were resolved after visits and persuasion by Minister of the Interior and Safety Jin Young and Chungnam Governor Yang Seung-jo the day before.
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Residents around the HRDI decided not to oppose the accommodation of our Korean residents returning from Wuhan at the HRDI that morning. Residents gathered at the Chosa 2-dong community center that morning and made this decision after a meeting lasting over an hour. Instead, the residents demanded thorough quarantine measures from the government and Chungnam Province and agreed to convey their suggestions together.
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