Gimhae City Elevates Novel Coronavirus Task Force to Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] On the 4th, Gimhae City announced that it will upgrade the emergency quarantine task force for the novel coronavirus infection to the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

Since the 29th of last month, the city has operated the quarantine task force at the health center level, and by upgrading it to the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Mayor Heo Seong-gon will directly manage the situation, serving as the control tower.

The headquarters will operate through collaboration between the existing quarantine task force and 30 departments, striving to provide accurate information to citizens to maintain a novel coronavirus clean area. The city is operating screening clinics at four locations: the health center, Gimhae Jungang Hospital, Joeun Geumgang Hospital, and Gap-eul Jangyu Hospital, and has increased the number of consultation representative phone lines and expanded call center staff to provide citizens with accurate information such as prevention guidelines.

In addition, publicity has been strengthened for facilities with high foreigner mobility. Furthermore, responsible persons have been designated in all towns and villages to promote citizen behavioral guidelines, and promotional materials in multiple languages are being distributed to do their best to block the inflow of the novel coronavirus.

Heo Seong-gon, head of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, instructed, "Since our city has many foreigners and small and medium-sized enterprises, provide accurate information so that citizens do not feel anxious and minimize the impact on the local economy."

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