"What is Life Prevention?" K-Prevention Promoted Worldwide Online

On June 10th, Son Young-rae, Head of Strategic Planning at the Central Accident Response Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, is presenting on the topic of "Quarantine Policy and Current Status" at the 5th K-Quarantine Experience Sharing Web Seminar.

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The government will hold the 6th web seminar on the 17th to share the 'K-Quarantine' policies and technologies, which gained attention through the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), with the world.

This seminar, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, will share experiences of 'daily quarantine.' It consists of presentations on ▲social distancing and daily quarantine policies ▲online school attendance cases ▲and the operation of professional baseball games without spectators in response to COVID-19.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare will introduce the concept and goals of daily quarantine and present how basic guidelines for performing daily quarantine, reopening of public facilities, and strengthening of surveillance systems were implemented.

The Korea Education and Research Information Service will explain how schools at all levels prepared for and implemented online school openings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and share the know-how gained during the process.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) will present its COVID-19 response cases and league operations during the global pandemic situation, including the opening of the season without spectators.

The government expects that sharing Korea's experience of transitioning to daily quarantine will serve as an opportunity to meet the demand for multilateral cooperation. Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division at the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, "Returning to daily life along with quarantine is an unfamiliar experience not only for Korea but also for the entire world, so trial and error is inevitable," adding, "We hope to help the international community by sharing Korea's experience."

The K-Quarantine web seminars, hosted by the International Quarantine Cooperation Task Force (TF) and held since last month, are a collaborative effort among 12 government ministries including the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as six related organizations such as the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, the International Healthcare Foundation, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency, systematically sharing Korea's quarantine experience with the international community.

The first to third seminars, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, were conducted under the theme of 'overall quarantine policies' tailored to developing countries and other target nations. From the 4th seminar onward, the government has shared its thematic response experiences on topics such as immigration and quarantine, epidemiological investigations, and economic policies. The four seminars, held across different regions and time zones, have attracted about 2,500 participants from over 110 countries, maintaining steady international interest.

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