Korea's Fire Service COVID-19 Response Experience to Be Shared Worldwide

Distributed to Various Countries and International Organizations Worldwide via Overseas Diplomatic Missions in Early May

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The fire authorities are sharing their experience and quarantine know-how in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the international community.

The National Fire Agency announced on the 30th that it has produced and will distribute an English document titled "Republic of Korea Fire Service COVID-19 Response," which covers fire service activities related to COVID-19 over the past three months.

This document includes the Korean fire service's response system and key tasks according to the infectious disease crisis alert levels (Interest, Caution, Alert, Serious) since the outbreak of COVID-19.

The National Fire Agency provided detailed explanations of major activities such as the nationwide deployment order of 119 ambulances following the rapid increase of confirmed cases in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, the operation status of resource gathering sites in Daegu, the deployment of fire forces at Incheon International Airport due to expanded special entry procedures for domestic and foreign nationals, and the inter-hospital transfer system for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients.

Additionally, it summarized frequently asked questions from various countries in a Q&A format for easy understanding and provided contact information for detailed inquiries via email.

This document will be created in PDF format and distributed to overseas diplomatic missions and international organizations early next month.

Jin Yong-man, head of the 119 Ambulance Division at the National Fire Agency, said, "We will actively participate in the 'COVID-19 Response International Quarantine Cooperation Task Force (TF)' that transfers Korea's quarantine know-how, and continue to share our experience in transporting infectious disease patients and disinfection with the international community."

In addition, the National Fire Agency is producing seven video materials related to COVID-19 with English subtitles and promoting them through social networking services (SNS).

Since January, 119 ambulances nationwide have safely transported over 30,000 COVID-19 related patients, including approximately 10,000 confirmed cases, without infection.

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