Gangnam-gu Reports Woman in Her 20s Who Visited the US During Self-Quarantine
A man in his 20s visiting Changwon also reported for violating the 'Infectious Disease Prevention Act'... Requests for system improvements submitted to KDCA and Ministry of Justice
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) reported Jeong Mo (23, female, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul) to Suseo Police Station on the 4th for violating the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act" after she left her quarantine location during the self-quarantine period and traveled to the United States.
Gangnam-gu also requested the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Ministry of Justice to improve the system to prevent unauthorized departures of individuals who violate self-quarantine.
Additionally, Gangnam-gu reported Wi Mo (24, male, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu), who visited his parents' house in Changwon, Gyeongnam on the 18th despite receiving a self-quarantine notice on the 16th of last month, to Gangnam Police Station.
According to Gangnam-gu's internal investigation, Jeong, who entered Korea from the United States on the 7th of last month and was self-quarantining at home, left for the United States on the 11th and re-entered Korea on the 27th of last month. Jeong stated that the departure was to urgently handle a U.S. visa issue.
Gangnam-gu notified the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the 16th of last month about Jeong's unauthorized departure and exit. Jeong did not face any particular restrictions from the Incheon International Airport Immigration Office at the time of departure and is currently under self-quarantine after re-entry.
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Kwon Yong-tae, Director of the Disease Control Division, said, "An internal investigation is underway to determine whether there was negligence by the staff responsible for managing the self-quarantined individual." He added, "Since about 90% of the approximately 1,300 self-quarantined individuals in Gangnam-gu are overseas entrants, we have requested the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Ministry of Justice to improve the system, including linking the Disease and Health Integrated Management System with the Immigration Control System, to prevent recurrence of such incidents."
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