Pohang City Forms 'COVID-19 Comprehensive Testing Task Force' for Visitors from the Capital Area

Mayor Lee Kang-deok's Emergency Press Conference "Voluntary Reporting and Diagnostic Testing Required"... Over 340 Attendees at Gwanghwamun Rally

As COVID-19 cases surge, on the morning of the 18th, quarantine officials are conducting disinfection work at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, has urged self-reporting and diagnostic testing from church members of Seoul Sarang Jeil Church and citizens who participated in the Gwanghwamun rally, as concerns about community infection originating from the church have materialized.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok held an emergency press conference on the 18th, stating, "Only thorough quarantine measures combined with the strong will of each citizen to practice can maintain a robust quarantine system," and emphasized, "Please refrain from unnecessary gatherings, events, and travel."

According to Pohang City, about 340 attendees from the Pohang area participated in the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th. Pohang City has formed a dedicated team for a full survey of these individuals and plans to complete specimen collection promptly.

Additionally, the city is actively utilizing the Life Quarantine Team (181 members from district offices and eup/myeon/dong) and the Quarantine Consulting Team (13 teams, 239 members) to strengthen quarantine measures at gateway locations such as the KTX station, intercity bus terminal, and express bus terminal.

Pohang City has reactivated the public-private joint quarantine system, which was first voluntarily participated in by all local medical institutions and public health centers nationwide in February to play a pivotal role in preventing local infection spread, and is coordinating the reopening schedule of integrated screening clinics at locations such as Pohang Sports Complex.

Meanwhile, in Pohang, following the 55th confirmed case in the area?a firefighter in his 30s who tested positive on the 14th after visiting the home of a confirmed patient in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province?additional confirmed cases were identified consecutively on the 17th and 18th: a woman in her 40s and a man in his 20s. The 55th confirmed case in Pohang was the first in 149 days since March 17.

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