Government Strengthens Management of COVID-19 'Self-Quarantine'... Safety Protection App to Be Distributed Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Osangdo] The government has introduced strengthened management measures for self-quarantined individuals to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The plan is to transfer the supervisory authority over self-quarantined individuals, which had been held by the Central Disease Control Headquarters and city/county/district health centers, to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and local governments, and operate a dedicated management team. Additionally, a safety protection application for self-quarantined individuals will be developed and distributed around mid-next month.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 13th, the government made this decision after a Central Response Headquarters meeting on the 9th.

The focus is on one-on-one management. To this end, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will form a "Self-Quarantine Management Dedicated Team" led by the Disaster Cooperation Policy Officer to establish a cooperative system. The dedicated management team consists of a general team (3 working groups) and regional officers (at the manager level) assigned to each of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces.

The regional officers assigned to each of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces will cooperate with local governments to check and inspect self-quarantined individuals twice a day. They will also monitor the one-on-one dedicated system for each local government.

If symptomatic individuals or those who violate quarantine emerge during self-quarantine, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, local governments, fire departments, and police will respond swiftly in a joint effort.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as of the previous day, there were 606 self-quarantined individuals. Including those released from quarantine, the total number of people who have been self-quarantined so far reached 1,782.

Meanwhile, Minister Jin Young of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety visited Siheung City, Gyeonggi Province on the same day to inspect the management status of self-quarantined individuals. Minister Jin said, "We will manage thoroughly without any gaps by communicating and cooperating closely with local governments."

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