Jang Jong-ha, Gyeongnam Provincial Councilor, "Need to Establish and Expand Dedicated Organization for Living Quarantine Infectious Diseases"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Jang Jong-ha, a member of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council (Haman 1·photo), raised the need to expand and establish a dedicated infectious disease organization for a systematic infectious disease management system in Gyeongsangnam-do during the 3rd plenary session of the 372nd extraordinary meeting held on the 22nd.

On that day, Councilor Jang pointed out, "In the past five years, the scale of legally designated infectious disease occurrences in Gyeongsangnam-do was 56,128 cases, ranking third among 17 metropolitan cities and provinces after Gyeonggi and Seoul. In 2018, the number of reported cases of legally designated infectious diseases was 17,256, a 20% increase compared to 14,403 in 2017."

He added, "Currently, Gyeongnam Province operates an infectious disease management team (6 members) within the Health Administration Division of the Welfare and Health Bureau and an Infectious Disease Management Support Group to manage infectious diseases. However, to prevent work overload and systematically transition to daily quarantine, organizational expansion is necessary."

Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, responded, "We are also consulting with the Provincial Council regarding the need and scale of organizational expansion," and added, "We will strive to establish an infectious disease prevention system that can continuously protect the safety and daily lives of residents through comprehensive review including expert opinions."

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