Government to Standardize Residential Treatment Centers and Promote Overseas (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] With the decrease in COVID-19 patients, the operation of residential treatment centers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk will all end on the 30th.

Kim Kang-lip, the first chief coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, announced this at a regular briefing held at the Government Sejong Complex on the 29th.

Chief Coordinator Kim said, "We have established and operated 16 residential treatment centers for mild COVID-19 patients in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, and considering the subsequent decrease in patients, we have been gradually closing the 16 centers," adding, "When the last two centers close on the 30th, all residential treatment centers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk will cease operation."

The two residential treatment centers closing on the 30th are the Daegu Central Education Training Institute and the Gyeongbuk Yeongdeok Samsung Human Resources Development Institute.

Chief Coordinator Kim stated, "Going forward, the government plans to develop and distribute a standardized model for residential treatment centers, including facility and personnel standards and patient management methods, to support local governments in quickly establishing residential treatment centers according to the model in the event of future infectious disease outbreaks."

He also said, "We plan to standardize the residential treatment center model according to international standards and widely promote it overseas, so that residential treatment centers can function as a core part of the 'K-quarantine model.'"

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