Gangnam-gu Strengthens Pre-Entry Survey and Self-Quarantine Management for Incoming Travelers

24 Masks Distributed to Entrants and Families... Pre-Registration at Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and Community Centers

Specimen Testing for Overseas Entrants

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) has started a pre-investigation of incoming travelers from overseas on the 3rd to strengthen the management of self-quarantined individuals due to the surge in arrivals from Europe, the United States, and other countries, with 329 applications already completed.

The district receives basic information (name, date of birth, contact number, address, date of arrival, etc.) of the incoming traveler from their family members, assigns a dedicated monitoring official on the day of arrival, and provides a total of 24 masks?14 to the overseas arrivals and 10 to their families.

This measure was prepared for proactive management of overseas arrivals. It aims to efficiently manage by identifying the scale of arrivals and the travelers' departure locations in advance.

The existing arrival management system involves investigating each arrival at the airport and then notifying the local government, which takes two full days to classify the information, resulting in a two-day gap in managing self-quarantined individuals.

Gangnam-gu identifies overseas arrivals in advance and promptly supports airport limousine buses and ambulances upon arrival so that all arrivals undergo specimen testing at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center and are safely transported home.

The district also prevents secondary infections by providing guidelines on compliance with living rules to the families of prospective arrivals. If families wish to stay at hotels to block secondary infections, they can contact the district office to receive discounted rates at four hotels: InterContinental Seoul COEX, Gangnam Family Hotel, Oakwood Premier COEX Center, and Shilla Stay Yeoksam.

Applications can be submitted by families of travelers scheduled to arrive in April to the Gangnam-gu Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Situation Room (☎3423-5555) or the local community service center.

Special Transportation for Overseas Arrivals

Jeong Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, “Since self-quarantine for overseas arrivals has been mandatory since the 1st, Gangnam-gu, which has many incoming students and travelers, has no choice but to take thorough proactive measures. We hope that families of prospective overseas arrivals will actively cooperate with the pre-investigation for the health and safety of themselves and the 570,000 residents of Gangnam-gu.”

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