Yeonggwang-gun Operates 'Dedicated Public Official System for Self-Quarantine' to Prepare for COVID-19 Infection

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 11th that on the 10th, it conducted training for public officials in charge and operated a dedicated public official system for self-quarantined individuals at the Health Center Education Hall to actively respond to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

During the training, the county designated 82 public officials from the county health center, safety management department, and others as 'one dedicated public official per self-quarantined individual' in preparation for the occurrence of self-quarantined individuals due to the novel coronavirus infection, and conveyed guidelines for the behavior of quarantine-dedicated public officials for prompt response.

Earlier, since last month, the county has been operating screening clinics at the county health center, Yeonggwang General Hospital, and Yeonggwang Christian Hospital for those exhibiting respiratory symptoms such as fever or those who have visited overseas countries including China.

Additionally, in case of suspected infected patients, a 24-hour emergency quarantine duty system is maintained to immediately transport them using ambulances to nationally designated inpatient treatment hospitals such as Chonnam National University Hospital.

Governor Kim Jun-seong said, “Through the operation of the one dedicated public official per self-quarantined individual system, we will systematically and promptly respond to emergencies, frequently conduct disinfection at facilities used by many residents such as the bus terminal, and all public officials in the county will unite to do their best to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.”

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