Wando-gun Distributes Masks and Strengthens Quarantine System in Response to COVID-19

Secured Over 285,000 Masks Distributed to Vulnerable Groups in Eup and Myeon, Hospitals, etc.
Additional Fever Checks Conducted at Haenam Ttangkkeut Port and Goheung Nokdong Port

Wando County Office Building Exterior (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyungpil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 10th that it is doing its best to secure masks and provide them to residents to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19.

As of the 9th, the total number of masks secured by the Wando-gun Health Medical Center is 285,350. (KF94 and other masks total 242,950, cloth masks 42,400)

The secured masks were distributed as follows: 49,400 to towns and townships, 17,615 through the Resident Welfare Division to senior centers, 3,870 to social organizations and institutions, 35,616 to health institutions, 10,700 to multi-use facilities, 4,013 to child facilities, and 1,760 to hospitals and pharmacies.

Additionally, masks applied for last year by the Resident Welfare Division were delivered this year and distributed to vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients, totaling 144,000 masks.

The remaining masks will be allocated to medical personnel at the Health Medical Center and health branches, as well as to workers operating thermal imaging cameras and conducting fever checks.

The county is striving to secure additional masks and plans to obtain about 100,000 more. For cloth masks, about 40,000 (79% of the population) were secured in the first round and distributed to residents, with plans to secure more and distribute them on the 16th.

Furthermore, through the Wando-gun Happiness Welfare Foundation, 30,000 masks were secured and will be distributed to vulnerable groups (recipients, near-poor, disabled, single parents, etc.) in coordination with the Resident Welfare Division. The Economic and Transportation Division plans to purchase about 50,000 masks after the 26th and distribute them to town and township offices and the Health Medical Center (branches, clinics, etc.) to support vulnerable groups and residents not wearing masks.

Wando-gun Governor Shin Woo-cheol said, “So far, there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases in our county,” and added, “We will make every effort to prevent COVID-19 from spreading to our region for the safety and health of our residents.”

Meanwhile, to prevent COVID-19 from spreading to the local community, fever checks are being conducted using thermal imaging cameras and thermometers at major points such as Wando Bridge, Gogeum Bridge, Hwahaengpo Port, Yaksan Dangmok Port, Geumdang Gahak Port, Wando Port Terminal, and Wando Bus Terminal, with additional measures being implemented at Ttangkkeut Port in Haenam and Nokdong Port in Goheung.

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