Changwon City Distributes Emergency Response Guidelines for Export Agricultural Scandal

Rural Areas with Many Foreign Workers Also Considered New Coronavirus Risk Zones

A Changwon city official is visiting an export farm in the district to explain the response guidelines related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Son Tae-seok] Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province (Mayor Heo Seong-mu) has distributed emergency response guidelines at each stage of occurrence to seven export farms in the area amid the daily increase in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), which is spreading worldwide.

According to Changwon City, about 100 foreign workers are employed at seven export farms cultivating paprika, tomatoes, and green chili peppers in the area, but there are no workers from China, nor anyone who has entered the country within the last 14 days.

However, the Agricultural Technology Center urged farm owners to maintain cleanliness in the workplaces and hygiene management of workers' accommodations, and to monitor workers who have returned from abroad for symptoms such as coughing and fever for 14 days after their return.

Additionally, foreign workers were instructed on infection prevention measures such as wearing masks during joint work, personal hygiene, and refraining from unnecessary gatherings and outings, with plans to regularly observe their status.

Oh Seong-taek, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, stated, “We will expand non-face-to-face agricultural product sales through Changwon malls and promote consumption campaigns.”

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