First Meeting of Gangbuk-gu COVID-19 Quarantine Council Held

On the 16th, officials from Gangbuk District Office, Gangbuk Police Station, Gangbuk Fire Station, and Seongbuk-Gangbuk Office of Education gathered to discuss quarantine measures... Strengthening COVID-19 quarantine system and sharing response strategies among related organizations

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangbuk-gu (District Mayor Park Kyum-soo) formed a COVID-19 quarantine council and held its first meeting on the 16th at the district office auditorium.

The quarantine council was established to enable rapid and effective responses among related organizations according to the social distancing levels.

Led by Chairman Park Kyum-soo, the Gangbuk District Mayor, the council includes the Gangbuk Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Seongbuk-Gangbuk Office of Education Superintendent as members, with related departments supporting through a working-level council.

The council plans to regularly discuss inspections of infection-vulnerable facilities and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of local infections.

At the meeting, each organization shared the current status of COVID-19 management and cooperation matters for implementing response strategies. To prepare in advance for the escalation to social distancing level 1.5, more precise daily quarantine measures were agreed upon. Cooperation will also be strengthened to check compliance with quarantine guidelines at high-risk facilities and mask-wearing inspections.

Previously, the district formed a 24-hour response inspection team to enhance the effectiveness of the administrative order for mask-wearing.

Additionally, the quarantine council organizations agreed to further solidify the COVID-19 cooperation system. The Gangbuk Fire Department will support transport personnel and ambulances in case of mass occurrences of confirmed or self-quarantined individuals. The Gangbuk Police Department will take preemptive measures to prevent infectious disease spread and accidents when gatherings or events exceed a certain scale.

In particular, from the 19th to the 3rd of next month, in line with the government’s ‘Special Quarantine Period for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT),’ the district and Seongbuk Office of Education will closely review quarantine measures for self-quarantined test takers. If a large number of confirmed or self-quarantined individuals occur at schools, a direct phone line between district officials and teachers will be established to promptly share information.

A district official attending the meeting stated, “We conduct joint surprise inspections of self-quarantined individuals with the police at least once a week during the quarantine period,” and added, “We will continue operating a dedicated team for foreign self-quarantined individuals.”

The dedicated system for foreign self-quarantined individuals involves local foreign teacher volunteers and private interpreters acting as management personnel to facilitate smooth communication with those in quarantine. This foreigner-tailored dedicated personnel system was initiated with cooperation from the Office of Education and the police.

Gangbuk District Mayor Park Kyum-soo said, “Sporadic infections continue to increase in daily life, so the current situation requires tightening the quarantine net once again,” and added, “We will refine the organic response system among local related organizations to block COVID-19 from spreading into the community.”

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