Seongdong-gu Holds Emergency Urgent Countermeasure Meeting in Response to Confirmed Cases

Holding an 'Emergency Response Meeting' Following COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing by Private Medical Institutions... Full-Scale Response at 'Severe' Level Upon Confirmed Cases, Complete Closure of Public Facilities and Establishment of Staff Response System

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) held an 'Emergency Countermeasure Meeting' on the 7th in preparation for the possibility of confirmed virus cases following the expansion of COVID-19 diagnostic testing to private medical institutions.

The meeting was held twice: first, the '1st Executive Meeting' chaired by Mayor Jung Won-oh with department heads, and second, the '2nd Expanded Executive Meeting' chaired by the Deputy Mayor, attended by heads of departments and divisions as well as heads of community service centers.

Since the 28th of last month, the district has established and operated a 24-hour emergency system called the 'Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.' The response stages are set as Stage 1 for no patients in the area, Stage 2 as 'Severe' when patients occur, and Stage 3 when more than 50 surveillance targets appear in the area, with corresponding measures to prevent spread at each stage.

Currently, Stage 1 response measures are in place as no confirmed cases have occurred, but a comprehensive detailed response strategy has been established for the unpredictable Stage 2 'Severe' stage.

At the 'Severe' stage, a one-on-one response team for patients' families and quarantined individuals will be established to strengthen intensive management. The health center counseling center staff and quarantine personnel will be reinforced, and all staff will maintain only minimal civil service tasks such as permits and licenses to focus on full-scale response.

Information about confirmed cases and measures taken will be immediately communicated to residents via emergency disaster messages, social media (SNS), and banners. All public facilities under the district will be fully closed. To address childcare and care service gaps due to facility closures, an emergency childcare service system will be operated at daycare centers, and alternative foods such as ready-to-eat meals will be provided twice a week to users of senior citizen cafeterias and similar facilities.

For those in self-quarantine, essential goods and emergency welfare services will be continuously supported. If more than 20 self-quarantined individuals occur, the community service centers will coordinate to strengthen surveys and support.

Mayor Jung Won-oh of Seongdong-gu emphasized, "It is our duty to anticipate and prepare for all situations," adding, "In a situation where concerns about community infection are increasing, proactive and preemptive responses at the local government level are even more important. We must do our utmost to block the spread of infection by mobilizing all available resources such as personnel, facilities, and equipment to protect the lives and safety of our residents."

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