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232,269 Visitors Arrived from September 26 to October 2 Over 7 Days... Additional 20,000 Expected on the 3rd
Governor Won Hee-ryong Visits Situation Room and Quarantine Sites Throughout Chuseok Holiday; Over 1,700 Officials on Emergency Duty

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Around 250,000 people visited Jeju for Chuseok vacation, and as of the 3rd, no new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed.

On the 3rd, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province reported that a total of 232,269 people arrived on the island from September 26 to October 2, with an additional 20,000 arrivals on the 3rd.

According to Jeju Province, all 479 people tested for COVID-19 from September 26 to October 2 received negative results. As of 4:30 PM on the 3rd, tests for an additional 86 people are underway. Among them, 55 tested negative, and the remaining 31 are awaiting results.

As of 4:30 PM on October 3, a total of 156 people underwent fever screening at the domestic arrivals and departures area of Jeju International Airport. Those with a body temperature of 37.5°C or higher were retested or tested for COVID-19.

Among them, 142 were confirmed to have simple fever, and the remaining 14 underwent COVID-19 testing and all tested negative, resulting in the lifting of quarantine measures.

Jeju Province has recorded zero confirmed cases for 112 days since patient number 59 was discharged on the 2nd. Even as the much-feared Chuseok holiday comes to an end, there are still no new COVID-19 cases or hospitalized patients in Jeju.

Although it is not yet a stage to be fully relieved, this appears to be the result of Governor Won Hee-ryong’s policy emphasizing strong and thorough quarantine measures and the hard work of related public officials.

Governor Won said, “The Chuseok holiday is a test of our quarantine capabilities,” and throughout the holiday, he has been encouraging public officials and inspecting response situations by visiting the situation room and COVID-19 quarantine sites.

On the 4th, when the holiday ends, Governor Won plans to visit the walk-through screening clinic set up at Jeju International Airport at 10 AM to gather opinions from frontline quarantine workers at the island’s entry point.

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