Busan Gijang-gun, All Family Members of 2 Confirmed Cases Test Negative... "Quarantine Network to Be Strengthened"
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Following the negative COVID-19 test results of three family members of the confirmed case in Gijang-gun, Busan (Gijang case No. 12) on the 26th, three family members of the Gijang-gun case No. 13 also tested negative on the 27th.
Tests on contacts of the Gijang-gun confirmed cases No. 12 and 13, which occurred on the 25th and 26th, have all come back negative so far.
According to Gijang-gun on the 27th, out of 52 contacts of confirmed cases No. 12 and 13 who were tested for COVID-19, 49 have been confirmed negative to date. The remaining three are awaiting test results.
The Gijang-gun Infectious Disease Prevention Team has decided to strengthen disinfection and quarantine measures in densely populated areas such as Jeonggwan New Town, Ilgwang New Town, and Gijang-eup, following the movement paths of confirmed cases No. 12 and 13, to establish a thorough quarantine network.
At the COVID-19 daily situation response briefing held at 9 a.m. that day, Gijang-gun Mayor Oh Gyu-seok said, “We must carry out our work with an understanding of the desperate feelings of residents who are anxious due to the confirmed cases in Gijang-gun. Whether contacts test positive or negative, the results must be immediately communicated to residents via disaster text messages.”
Mayor Oh emphasized, “We need to build an even more thorough COVID-19 quarantine network and strengthen on-site inspections and guidance.”
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Since the 26th, Gijang-gun has been holding a ‘COVID-19 Response Situation Briefing’ every day at 9 a.m. at the 380-seat Cha-seong Art Hall, chaired by the mayor and attended by all department heads, focusing administrative efforts on blocking the spread of COVID-19.
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