Jeong Eun-kyung Visits Quarantine Site: "Full Effort in Infectious Disease Prevention and Management"

Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (Head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters)

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] On the 3rd, Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), visited the National Incheon Airport Quarantine Station and the Metropolitan Disease Response Center to encourage the staff. This is the first time since the KDCA was launched last September that Commissioner Jung, who is also the head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters for COVID-19, has visited the COVID-19 response sites.

Incheon Airport was where the first domestic COVID-19 case was confirmed in January this year, and the quarantine and support personnel there have been working for nearly ten months to prevent the domestic inflow of COVID-19. Commissioner Jung inspected the entire quarantine process, including the screening of symptomatic individuals among those entering the country from overseas and the special entry procedures, while listening to the difficulties faced by frontline quarantine officers.

According to the health authorities, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases identified at the quarantine stage reached 1,741 (as of the 30th of last month). To prevent the domestic inflow of COVID-19, entry quarantine has been strengthened, and focused quarantine is conducted for arrivals from countries with a high number of confirmed cases based on the risk level of each country.

The Metropolitan Disease Response Center visited by Commissioner Jung is a newly established organization under the KDCA. It is responsible for tasks considering the characteristics of frontline sites and regional and sectoral features to enhance quarantine effectiveness. Commissioner Jung stated, "The central role of the sectoral centers is crucial in creating a safer society from infectious diseases through more meticulous quarantine responses." She added, "Since it is important for each sectoral center to closely cooperate with local governments, please form regional consultative bodies involving local governments such as cities and provinces, related institutions, and experts to make every effort in infectious disease prevention and management."

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