Strengthening On-Site Response Capabilities of Jeonju City Infectious Disease Epidemiologists Confirmed
Basic Training Starts on the 14th of Next Month, Official Appointment in December 2022
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do, has confirmed epidemiological investigators for infectious diseases including COVID-19 to establish a thorough quarantine system and enhance on-site response capabilities.
On the 31st, the city announced that it has finalized the appointees for epidemiological investigators who protect citizens' lives and safety at infectious disease sites, and plans to begin basic training from the 14th of next month.
This measure follows the revised Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, which will be enacted on September 5, requiring cities, counties, and districts with populations over 100,000 to have at least one epidemiological investigator.
The appointed epidemiological investigators will complete 136 hours of basic training and be designated as trainee epidemiological investigators on September 5.
Trainee epidemiological investigators will continue their training courses while conducting on-site work and epidemiological research under the direction of Jeollabuk-do epidemiological investigators when COVID-19 confirmed cases occur.
Additionally, those who complete all training courses by December 2022 will be officially appointed as epidemiological investigators and will play a key role in infectious disease prevention.
Epidemiological investigators are responsible for planning epidemiological investigations, conducting on-site investigations and epidemiological surveys within 24 hours of confirmed cases, identifying infection routes, and finding contacts to impose self-quarantine measures.
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Kim Sin-seon, Director of the Health Center, said, “As the community spread of COVID-19 continues, we must not let our guard down. By hiring epidemiological investigators at the local government level to independently conduct epidemiological investigations, we expect to strengthen efforts to protect citizens' lives and safety.”
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