'COVID-19 Response' International Quarantine Cooperation General TF 4th Webinar... Sharing Immigration Control and Quarantine Experiences

An immigration inspector from the Ministry of Justice's Incheon Airport Immigration Foreigners Office was disinfecting the area while waiting for arrivals from Europe at the dedicated symptomatic arrivals inspection counter at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport on the 8th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The government announced on the 2nd that it will hold the 4th webinar on 'K-Quarantine' targeting countries around the world on the 3rd.

The webinar is conducted by government ministries through a dedicated task force (TF) responsible for international quarantine cooperation in response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), organized by topic. The 4th webinar will focus on experiences in immigration control and quarantine, with participation from related ministries including the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) under the overall supervision of the Ministry of Justice. Unlike many other countries, the government plans to share its experience of effectively managing the inflow and spread of infectious diseases without measures such as border closures or entry bans.

The webinar will be moderated by Cha Gyu-geun, head of the Immigration and Foreign Policy Headquarters at the Ministry of Justice. Starting with an opening address by Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, presentations will follow on ▲ Strengthening border control policies to block COVID-19 inflow (Gu Bon-jun, Director of Immigration Inspection Division, Ministry of Justice) ▲ Foreign resident management to suppress COVID-19 spread (Kim Myung-hoon, Officer of Residence Management Division, Ministry of Justice) ▲ Quarantine and inspection support for overseas arrivals (Lee Ki-heum, Director of Inspection Division 1, Incheon Airport Immigration Office) ▲ Korea’s quarantine system for responding to imported infectious diseases (Son Tae-jong, Health Research Officer, Quarantine Support Division, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency).

The government plans to hold a Q&A session for about 35 minutes after the presentations, addressing pre-submitted and real-time questions. The live webinar will be held for about 1 hour and 40 minutes starting at 4 p.m. Korea Standard Time, with simultaneous interpretation provided in English, French, and Spanish. Anyone worldwide can access the website (www.medicalkoreawebinar.or.kr) to participate in real time, regardless of prior registration.

Additionally, for regions where live viewing is difficult due to time differences, the webinar will be rebroadcast at 11 p.m. on the same day, and the lecture and on-site Q&A videos will be posted later on the integrated bulletin board of the dedicated task force. So far, the task force has hosted three webinars under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, focusing on 'Overall Health and Quarantine Strategies.' Starting with the 4th webinar, the government plans to cover various detailed topics related to COVID-19 over six sessions on a weekly basis.

Meanwhile, the 3rd webinar held on May 27 under the Ministry of Health and Welfare focused on key areas such as quarantine policy, diagnostic testing, and patient transport, and was viewed by 449 people from 44 countries via English and Spanish channels based on unique viewers.

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