Justice Party Jeonnam Provincial Committee Holds Press Conference Urging Measures Against Novel Coronavirus

Public and Private Sectors Unite to Block Community Transmission
Urgent Call for 'Manpower Reinforcement'

The Jeonnam Provincial Party of the Justice Party held a press conference urging measures against the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Justice Party)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Hyeong-seok] The Jeongui Party Jeonnam Provincial Party held a press conference at 11 a.m. on the 5th in the briefing room of the Jeollanam-do Provincial Council, urging measures against the novel coronavirus.

In the press release, the Jeongui Party Jeonnam Provincial Party stated that although everyone has made efforts to block the infectious disease, the occurrence of the 16th confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Gwangju confirmed that Jeonnam can no longer be considered a safe area.

First, to prevent further spread of the infectious disease, it is most important for the public and government to unite and block community transmission.

While confirmed cases initially appeared mainly among those who had visited Wuhan, from the 6th patient onward, additional infections occurred through person-to-person contact. Currently, efforts by quarantine authorities and medical staff are managing the situation relatively well, but there is concern that if community transmission is not properly blocked, it could spread on a large scale.

Furthermore, to block community transmission above all, it is necessary to transparently disclose patients' movement paths and firmly establish a cooperative system with local governments and private hospitals.

Next, urging fundamental measures to block the novel coronavirus infection, they emphasized that since the incubation period is long and the transmissibility is very strong, the urgent priority is the prompt reinforcement of personnel at regional medical institutions designated as screening clinics, epidemiological investigators, and quarantine stations.

Additionally, they added that if it is difficult to expand personnel, securing private professional personnel even temporarily should be considered.

Finally, the press conference concluded by sincerely expressing gratitude to the medical staff, quarantine authorities, and public officials of each local government in Jeonnam who are working to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, and promising that the Jeongui Party will actively cooperate in efforts to block the infectious disease through the National Assembly and local councils.

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