Yangcheon-gu Provides 1:1 Dedicated Management by Public Officials for New Coronavirus Self-Quarantine Cases

Emergency Deployment of Welfare Officials for Close Monitoring Over 14 Days... Support Provided for Daily Necessities During Quarantine Period

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) has designated responsible public officials for individuals under self-quarantine due to the 'novel coronavirus' and is implementing one-on-one dedicated management.

Since the 4th, people who have come into contact with confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus are uniformly classified as self-quarantined for 14 days, regardless of whether the contact was close or casual.

Accordingly, under the supervision of the Welfare Policy Division, the district announced that it has formed a dedicated team composed of employees from the Resident Welfare Bureau to monitor and manage self-quarantined individuals, providing close one-on-one monitoring and support.

The dedicated team formed this time received training on infection prevention guidelines and manuals on compliance requirements for self-quarantined individuals on the 5th, targeting the public officials in charge of dedicated management.

The one-on-one dedicated public officials for self-quarantined individuals perform roles including ▲ twice-daily (morning and afternoon) phone and text monitoring until the end of the quarantine period (checking quarantine compliance and symptoms) ▲ immediate phone contact to the Yangcheon Novel Coronavirus Call Center and guidance to get tested if major symptoms (such as cough or other respiratory symptoms or fever) occur ▲ measures such as locating individuals through the Yangcheon Police Station if quarantine is not followed ▲ and providing daily necessities support.

A representative from the Resident Welfare Bureau stated, “We will promote close management and support for self-quarantined individuals to minimize inconvenience to residents and make every effort to prevent the spread of infection in the local community.”

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