Gokseong-gun Operates 24-Hour Emergency Quarantine Team in Response to Novel Coronavirus

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] While Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do is putting all its efforts into responding to the novel coronavirus, it is establishing a cooperation system with local related organizations and guiding the response procedures for the novel coronavirus to prepare for the occurrence of suspected cases.

According to Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do on the 3rd, a 24-hour emergency quarantine task force has been launched to block the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

First, Gokseong-gun installed screening clinics at the Public Health Medical Center and Gokseong Sarang Hospital. Also, on the 30th of last month, an emergency meeting was held for public health centers and health clinics, urging them to focus on infectious disease prevention education and publicity, as well as intensive quarantine disinfection activities.

Above all, to frequently provide information about the infectious disease, all available means such as electronic display boards, websites, and disaster text messages are being used daily to guide prevention rules.

In particular, soap, hand sanitizers, masks, and leaflets are being distributed to 108 multi-use facilities such as senior centers and welfare centers, focusing prevention activities on vulnerable groups to diseases.

A representative of the Gokseong-gun Public Health Medical Center requested, “If you have symptoms of fever (37.5 degrees) and respiratory symptoms (such as cough) after visiting Hubei Province, China, or pneumonia symptoms after visiting all of China, please do not visit medical institutions immediately but report to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency call center 1339 or the Gokseong-gun Public Health Medical Center Infectious Disease Control Team (360-7563).”

They added, “Please follow infectious disease prevention rules such as hand washing, cough etiquette, and wearing masks, and be sure to inform medical staff of your overseas travel history during consultation.”

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