Jeonnam Province Steps Up Additional Support for Masks and Other Quarantine Supplies

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has stepped up additional support of quarantine supplies such as masks and hand sanitizers, which are in short supply and not smoothly supplied, targeting frontline quarantine sites and vulnerable safety groups.

Jeonnam Province announced on the 25th that it has provided 20,000 masks to the Jeonnam Pharmaceutical Association for pharmacy workers who are highly exposed to infection as COVID-19 rapidly spreads domestically.

Following the emergency support of 40,000 masks to the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions on the 20th, the province plans to send an additional 30,000 masks to Daegu Metropolitan City, where confirmed cases have surged.

In particular, by urgently supplying 30,000 masks to Gwangju Metropolitan City, which is facing difficulties due to additional confirmed cases, Jeonnam is actively responding to block infections in the Gwangju-Jeonnam living area.

A provincial official said, "Due to the recent spread of COVID-19 infections, our region is also in a critical situation with concerns about infection," adding, "We are doing our best to ensure preemptive blocking by promptly supplying quarantine supplies."

Meanwhile, Jeonnam Province has so far supported masks and hand sanitizers to 55 screening clinics in the province, Muan Airport, Chinese international students, and social welfare facilities, and also provided 56,000 masks to the Jeonnam Medical Association.

They have also supplied 32,000 masks to taxi and bus workers in the province and 10,000 masks to the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency.

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