Daejeon City Supports Safe Accommodation for Families of Overseas Arrivals Under Self-Quarantine

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City is stepping up to support safe accommodations for families of overseas arrivals under self-quarantine.

The city announced on the 22nd that, considering the recent increase in overseas arrivals and the saturation of the temporary living facilities (113 rooms) operated by the city, it will expand the operation of safe accommodations for families of overseas arrivals under self-quarantine.

Safe accommodations refer to temporary lodging that allows family members living together with an overseas arrival under self-quarantine at home to stay outside the home during the quarantine period.

However, until now, the only safe accommodation designated and operated by the city was the Hu&You (Sheraton) Hotel in Wolpyeong-dong, Seo-gu, which had low accessibility and thus low usage rates.

Accordingly, the city plans to expand safe accommodations to all lodging facilities within Daejeon so that families of overseas arrivals can stay at accommodations close to their homes.

Additionally, when families of overseas arrivals use lodging facilities, the city will support 30% of the accommodation fee. Families must first pay the accommodation fee and then submit documents such as the card receipt and a family relationship certificate proving their status as family members of the self-quarantined person to the city's Hygiene and Safety Division. The city will support accommodation fees up to 30,000 KRW per day (up to 7 days).

Prior to this, since the 31st of last month, the city has installed a screening clinic at the East Square of Daejeon Station under strengthened overseas arrivals management measures, allowing overseas arrivals to receive testing immediately upon arrival and providing vehicle support for self-quarantine and facility admission.

Currently, the temporary living facilities operated by the city are located at the Chimsan-dong Youth Training Village (46 rooms), Maninsan Natural Recreation Forest (13 rooms), and the Korean Intellectual Property Office International Intellectual Property Training Institute (54 rooms).

These temporary living facilities mainly accommodate short-term foreign residents or Daejeon citizens, overseas arrivals without family or a fixed residence, minors requiring care during self-quarantine, and those whose residences are not suitable for self-quarantine.

Nurses and city hall guidance officials work in shifts on-site, providing meals and monitoring residents. The facility usage fee is 50,000 KRW per day for Daejeon citizens and 100,000 KRW per day for foreigners, which is self-paid.

Meanwhile, as of the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Daejeon area stands at 40, of which 10 are overseas arrivals.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.