Four COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Jeonnam Region Before Chuseok Holiday

1 Local Infection, 3 Imported Cases... All Contacts Test Negative

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] During this Chuseok holiday, a total of 4 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Jeonnam. Among them, 1 was a local infection and 3 were imported cases, and all their contacts tested negative.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 4th, the 170th confirmed case in Jeonnam, a local infection that occurred in Suncheon on the 30th of last month, was confirmed positive after being tested at the Suncheon City screening clinic on the 27th of last month due to symptoms of fever and muscle pain, and undergoing diagnostic testing at the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute.

As a result of the epidemiological investigation, all 150 contacts tested negative, and among them, 14 close contacts were placed under quarantine.

On the 2nd, a woman in her 30s who entered from Ukraine and her two children were tested upon arrival at a temporary quarantine facility in Yeongam County. The test was requested at the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute, and they were confirmed positive and admitted to Gangjin Medical Center. Currently, they have no particular symptoms.

To ensure rapid quarantine response, during the holiday period, 1,175 public officials from the province and city/counties were organized as emergency workers, and 1,268 people (440 general, 828 suspected) were examined at city/county screening clinics. The Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute also processed 452 diagnostic tests, maintaining an emergency quarantine system.

Kang Young-gu, Director of the Jeonnam Provincial Health and Welfare Bureau, said, “Thanks to the residents’ strict adherence to quarantine rules during the Chuseok holiday and the province and city/counties’ full efforts in special quarantine management, there was no further spread of infection,” and expressed gratitude to everyone who participated in COVID-19 prevention.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the number of free influenza (flu) vaccine recipients in Jeonnam increased by 9 from the initially reported 31 to a total of 40, following the government’s temporary suspension on the 22nd of last month.

The flu vaccines administered were provided at the appropriate temperature between 2~8°C during distribution, and no adverse reactions have been reported. Continuous monitoring of the recipients’ symptoms is currently underway.

The province plans to take measures to ensure that national vaccination can proceed promptly once the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency notifies the vaccine investigation and quality inspection results.

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