Yongin City, Self-Quarantine or Temporary Facility Admission for Asymptomatic Overseas Entrants

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has decided to transport all overseas arrivals without symptoms of 'Coronavirus Disease 2019' (COVID-19) to public health centers for diagnostic testing starting from the 28th.

This measure aims to prevent secondary infections among family members through incoming travelers. Accordingly, Yongin City will transport asymptomatic Yongin citizens arriving at Incheon Airport to the public health center in their jurisdiction using specialized transport vehicles such as call vans.

The public health centers will conduct specimen tests on the transported arrivals regardless of arrival time, then either place them under self-quarantine or admit them to temporary living facilities secured by the city.

The city will cover transportation costs for arrivals, while diagnostic testing costs will be supported by national and provincial funds.

The city will have dedicated officials manage arrivals from the US and Europe one-on-one during the two-week self-quarantine period, while arrivals from other countries will be monitored.

Baek Gun-gi, Mayor of Yongin City, stated, "Since secondary infections through asymptomatic arrivals continue, we decided to provide special transportation from the airport to the public health centers and conduct 24-hour diagnostic testing at the centers."

Earlier, on the 26th, the city sent text messages to all citizens to survey expected arrivals and receive transport applications. As a result, a total of 30 people applied, including 19 arrivals from the US and Europe and 11 from other countries.

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