Mokpo City Council Will Spare No Support to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Encouragement for Si Public Health Center Officials Exhausted by COVID-19

Mokpo City Council Chairman Park Chang-su and Vice Chairman Choi Hong-rim visited the public health center to comfort and encourage the staff exhausted from quarantine duties. (Photo by Mokpo City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seunghyun Jeong] The Mokpo City Council (Chairman Park Chang-su) announced on the 25th that it visited the Mokpo City Health Center on the 24th to comfort and encourage the officials exhausted from quarantine duties.

Since the council session was in progress that day, only Chairman Park Chang-su, Vice Chairman Choi Hong-rim, Council Operations Committee Chairman Jeong Young-su, and council staff attended, encouraging the health center employees and sharing snacks they had prepared.

Since a COVID-19 confirmed case originating from Jeonnam National University Hospital occurred on the 16th, 15 confirmed cases have been reported in Mokpo so far.

Amid concerns about widespread regional transmission, Mokpo City has strongly responded by raising social distancing to level 1.5 starting at midnight on the 19th.

Accordingly, the Mokpo City Health Center has been tirelessly working every day on quarantine, specimen collection, telephone consultations, high-risk group management, and hygiene facility management, doing its best in the fight against the virus.

Chairman Park Chang-su said, “As confirmed cases occur daily and citizens’ anxiety is increasing, please strive to maintain a flawless public medical system,” adding, “The council will also spare no support to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, the Mokpo City Council is in its 362nd 2nd regular session, and on the 18th, amid the spread of COVID-19 in the region, it decided to operate the ongoing administrative audit flexibly to allow the executive branch to focus on quarantine efforts.

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