Jeju Island Establishes Principle to Disclose Movement Paths Including Multiple Confirmed Cases and Locations of Resident Concerns

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 8th that it will disclose movement information for places where multiple COVID-19 confirmed cases have occurred, places used by an unspecified large number of people, and facilities that residents are concerned about.

This decision is the province's intention to actively respond to psychological quarantine through specific information guidance and explanations, while preventing unnecessary social controversies and the spread of misinformation and fake news by releasing the "Jeju-type COVID-19 Confirmed Case Information Disclosure Guidelines."

In this regard, Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong held a press conference on the 2nd regarding the elevation of Jeju-type social distancing and said, "If disclosure is made only within the guidelines of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, there could be bigger problems due to residents' curiosity, psychological anxiety, or the spread of information not officially announced by the province. Therefore, while respecting the KDCA's disclosure guidelines, we will operate to proactively disclose beyond those standards when necessary."

Subsequently, Jeju Province established a principle to comply with the Central Disease Control Headquarters' "Guidelines for Disclosure of Information such as Movement Routes of Confirmed Patients (1st edition)" but disclose related information when two or more confirmed cases occur, or in places with additional infection concerns such as bathhouses, places used by an unspecified large number of people such as schools and academies, and movement routes of entertainment and gambling businesses.

Also, since many tourists mainly travel to outdoor tourist sites during their visit to Jeju, the province plans to alleviate residents' anxiety through active disclosure of movement information for public facilities and outdoor tourist sites.

While respecting the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' guideline not to disclose if all contacts within the space are identified through CCTV, the province will explain the reasons for non-disclosure in cases of undisclosed routes to secure trust in the epidemiological investigators' non-disclosure decisions.

The disclosure timing will follow Article 38, Paragraph 2 of the "Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety," and after confirming related information, it will be disclosed through disaster safety messages, websites, SNS, etc., up to 14 days from the last contact date of the confirmed patient with the last contact person.

After 14 days, the related disclosed content such as locations will be deleted.

Back briefings on confirmed cases and response measures in the Jeju area will also continue.

On the 4th, Jeju Province conducted a press briefing with the head of the Jeju Infectious Disease Control Support Group regarding confirmed cases No. 83 and 86, whose infection routes are being investigated, responding to media questions and answers.

Through this, the province shared the identified facts and presented the opinion that concerns about community infection are low, thereby alleviating residents' curiosity and media concerns.

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