Yoo Gi-sang, Gochang County Governor, Urges to Refrain from Visiting Crowded Places and Religious Events

Yoo Gi-sang, the governor of Gochang County, is holding an emergency briefing on the occurrence of COVID-19 cases on the morning of the 3rd at the county office's comprehensive situation room. Photo by Gochang County, Jeonbuk

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Yoo Gi-sang, the mayor of Gochang County, Jeonbuk, said on the 3rd, "Please refrain from visiting places where many people gather for the time being, such as visits to other regions, wedding halls, funeral halls, and large restaurants, and we ask that religious events be suspended and conducted through online worship."

Mayor Yoo Gi-sang of Gochang held an emergency briefing at 10 a.m. in the situation room on the 2nd floor of the county office and said, "We have been doing our best to prevent community transmission, but the first confirmed case in Gochang County, which we had feared, has occurred," urging this request.

Mayor Yoo emphasized, "Now the full-scale fight against COVID-19 has begun, and this fight can only be won if all Gochang residents actively participate and cooperate."

He added, "Please strictly follow personal hygiene rules such as wearing masks, washing hands, and social distancing in daily life," and earnestly appealed, "Please refrain from various events and small-scale religious gatherings."

According to Gochang County, the first confirmed case in the region, a person in their 60s identified as A, visited churches in the Gwangju area on the 28th of last month. On the morning of the 2nd, they underwent a COVID-19 test at the Gochang screening clinic and were confirmed positive around 9:30 p.m. that day.

Immediately upon notification of the confirmed case, Gochang County established a COVID-19 response situation room at the Gochang County Health Center and began 24-hour operations.

At 8 a.m. that day, an emergency meeting was held chaired by Mayor Yoo Gi-sang with disaster, medical, publicity, and sanitation departments attending, deciding to focus all efforts on preventing community spread, including temporarily suspending the operation of indoor sports facilities.

Mayor Yoo said, "To wisely overcome this crisis, thorough administrative quarantine and rapid response, as well as voluntary and active cooperation from all residents, are essential," and added, "With the mindset that even a small lapse can return as a great disaster to my family, my neighbors, and our community, I ask for active participation in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and infection."

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