Park Neung-hoo: "The Spread in the Metropolitan Area Has Moved to Daejeon Through Door-to-Door Sales"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Park Neung-hoo, the first deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), stated on the 13th regarding the cluster infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originating from door-to-door sales companies, "The government is making efforts to manage quarantine at door-to-door sales businesses, but illegal unregistered door-to-door sales companies are beyond the reach of quarantine authorities and local governments, causing difficulties."

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the Government Complex Sejong on the same day, Deputy Head Park said, "The first confirmed case who transferred the spread from the metropolitan area to Daejeon had visited a door-to-door sales business in the metropolitan area, and the spread in Gwangju also originated from a door-to-door sales company located in the Geumyang Building."

In the metropolitan area, Daejeon, and Gwangju, where cluster infections related to door-to-door sales companies have occurred, the number of new confirmed cases is currently fluctuating, maintaining around 20 cases.

Deputy Head Park urged, "If quarantine rules are not followed during door-to-door sales processes such as briefings and free trial sessions, please actively report through the National Petition System (Gukmin Sinmungo)."

Meanwhile, starting today, the government mandates all foreigners to submit a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test certificate within 48 hours before departure from overseas to reduce imported confirmed cases. The government will continuously monitor trends such as the status of imported cases and, if necessary, adjust flight schedules and add countries subject to strengthened quarantine measures.

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