Jindo-gun Maintains 'Zero' COVID-19 Cases as a Clean Area through Proactive Response

Support for Socially Vulnerable Groups and Multi-Use Facilities... Ready for Transition to Living Quarantine

All vehicle occupants entering Jindo-gun from Jindo Bridge are being checked for fever. (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that as of the 1st, it has maintained zero confirmed COVID-19 cases and is preparing to transition to daily quarantine measures.

Since the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, the county has been fully committed to preventing local spread by operating a fever screening station at Jindo Bridge and thoroughly inspecting blind spots in management, maintaining a COVID-19 clean area.

To prevent COVID-19 infection among socially vulnerable groups, 33,000 masks were distributed, and about 10,000 hand sanitizers and disinfectants were placed in public facilities within the county to help prevent local spread.

Additionally, in preparation for the phased school reopening, 119 thermometers to be allocated to each school were provided to the Jindo Office of Education, completing thorough preparations ahead of the transition to daily quarantine.

In particular, since February 24, over 3,300 people including public officials, soldiers, and volunteers have been participating 24 hours a day to operate the fever screening station at Jindo Bridge.

A Jindo-gun Public Health Center official said, “Although the spread of COVID-19 is easing, we will not let our guard down until the situation is completely resolved and will do our best to protect a clean Jindo.”

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