"At That Time, Everything Was Dark"… Governor Lee Cheol-woo Gets Emotional Meeting 97-Year-Old COVID-19 Recovered Grandmother

Posted impressions on Facebook on the 14th after attending the 'Cheongdo Community-wide Event'
142 confirmed patients at Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo-gun from February 9 to the end of March
No confirmed cases since then... "It was harsher in Cheongdo

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] "Yesterday, I joined the Cheongdo Market, who said it was the first time a governor visited in 108 years since its opening in 1912, and the Happy Cheongdo All-Citizen Movement to cheer them on."

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, who visited the site of Cheongdo-gun's 'Happiness Making All-Citizen Campaign,' which was almost locked down after being hit hard at the early stage of the domestic inflow of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), shared his thoughts on his SNS on the 15th.

Governor Lee started on Facebook that day by saying, "COVID-19 was harsher in Cheongdo," and then conveyed the situation he felt on site, saying, "At that time, everything seemed dark, but thanks to the grandson of Park Yong-ha, who wore protective clothing and carefully nursed a dementia grandmother who was confirmed positive to full recovery, a 97-year-old elderly grandmother's recovery, and a multicultural family who donated one million won saved by cutting living expenses, along with the dedication of all the citizens, we have found peaceful daily life."

In Cheongdo-gun, 109 confirmed cases occurred at Daenam Hospital alone on February 21, just three days after the first confirmed case in the Gyeongbuk area (February 19).

The number of confirmed patients at Daenam Hospital, which reached 127 over ten days at the end of February, increased by 11 more during March. The 138 confirmed cases at Daenam Hospital from February 19 to the end of March accounted for 97% of the 142 cases, including four others from nursing hospitals in March. Among 103 patients who were hospitalized at Daenam Hospital and confirmed positive, eight died during treatment, and among 12 staff members, one died.

Since then, from April 1, there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cheongdo to date.

Meanwhile, Gyeongsangbuk-do launched the 'Let's Run Again Provincial Promotion Committee' on May 25 to respond to the post-COVID-19 era after overcoming COVID-19, and has been conducting the 'Let's Run Again Gyeongbuk' relay campaign by touring 23 cities and counties in the province.

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