Yeosu City Forms 13 Separate COVID-19 Prevention Teams with 65 Members for Full-Scale Response

24-Hour Emergency System Maintained, Fever Surveillance Cameras Operated 24 Hours at Yeosu Airport, Yeocheon Station, and Yeosu Expo Station

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection have occurred in Gwangju and nearby areas, Yeosu City is making every effort to prevent local transmission.

According to Yeosu City on the 10th, since the 3rd, the city has formed a 'Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' led by Mayor Kwon Oh-bong and is maintaining a 24-hour emergency response system.

Starting from the 7th, fever surveillance cameras have been installed at Yeosu Airport, Yeocheon Station, and Yeosu Expo Station, with 16 personnel divided into 8 teams deployed daily to operate around the clock.

Additionally, to block the local inflow of the coronavirus, a dedicated disinfection team has been organized to continuously disinfect and sanitize multi-use facilities such as Yeosu Airport, the bus terminal, the passenger ship terminal, Yeocheon Station, and Yeosu Expo Station.

In particular, the Yeosu City Health Center is separately operating a quarantine task force (13 teams, 65 personnel) for proactive response. For contacts of confirmed coronavirus patients and those with fever, respiratory symptoms, or pneumonia symptoms after overseas travel, rapid measures are being taken, including installing mobile X-ray equipment at the health center's screening clinic for quick diagnosis.

If a visitor is suspected of being a coronavirus patient, testing, epidemiological investigation, and patient classification will be conducted, and confirmed patients will be transferred to university hospitals equipped with negative pressure rooms for testing and isolation treatment.

Preventive measures for the novel coronavirus include ▶ refraining from going out after overseas travel (check overseas infectious disease information when traveling), ▶ washing hands with running water for more than 30 seconds, covering coughs with sleeves, ▶ informing medical staff of overseas travel history when visiting medical institutions (wearing a mask), ▶ and visiting screening clinics after consulting the health center (659-4252, 5632, 5635) or the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1339) if experiencing fever or respiratory symptoms.

A health center official stated, “Yeosu City is mobilizing all its capabilities to fully prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Currently, there are no confirmed cases in our region, so to block community transmission, we ask all citizens to unite in maintaining hygiene and cleanliness at home and workplaces, and to diligently follow personal hygiene guidelines.”

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