Sejong City Implements Self-Quarantine for Chinese Workers and Students to Block Novel Coronavirus

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City is stepping up efforts to block the inflow and strengthen monitoring of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) within the jurisdiction.

On the 6th, the city announced at the 'Daily Countermeasure Meeting on the Novel Coronavirus' chaired by the Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau at City Hall that it will strengthen monitoring of local international students and construction site workers.

The meeting was attended by officials from the City Hall Health Policy Division, Sejong City Public Health Center, local universities, Sejong City Office of Education, the Association of Daycare Centers, the Administrative City Construction Agency, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, and Sejong Police Agency.

At the meeting, each institution focused on expanding the monitoring targets from Chinese international students to international students from across Asia and discussed plans to have Chinese workers at local construction sites undergo 14 days of self-quarantine from their date of entry before being deployed to the sites.

Currently, Korea University Sejong Campus has arranged for Chinese international students to quarantine for two weeks at a temporary isolation facility set up at the Seoul campus before attending classes. Additionally, Hongik University and Youngsang University are reportedly considering postponing the start of the semester exclusively for Chinese international students.

The Public Health Center plans to carry out a mass disinfection of vehicles used by local daycare centers and will coordinate the schedule with the Association of Daycare Centers to ensure the disinfection is completed in the shortest possible time.

In particular, to prevent the local transmission of the novel coronavirus, the city has connected a hotline among related organizations including City Hall, the Health and Environment Research Institute, the Public Health Center, and medical institutions to share relevant information in real time.

A city official stated, “Blocking infectious diseases requires calm and close cooperative responses from the local community,” adding, “The city will focus on blocking and preventing the inflow of the novel coronavirus into the region together with various local institutions and organizations.”

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