Muan-gun Conducts Proactive Mass Testing to Block COVID-19

Comprehensive Response to Prevent Local Spread of COVID-19

Establishment of 24-Hour Response System...Strict Management of Self-Quarantined Individuals

Muan-gun Drive-Through Screening Clinic (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 18th that it is fully committed to crisis response by strengthening infectious disease prevention measures and quarantine measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

The public health center has established a 24-hour emergency quarantine response system and operated two screening clinics and one respiratory specialty clinic, conducting 3,314 tests. It is doing its best to block COVID-19 infections by conducting proactive mass testing on 1,826 high-risk facility workers at 30 locations including nursing institutions, as well as school faculty and students.

In addition, for 735 overseas entrants and contacts, self-quarantine guidance and monitoring based on the GIS integrated situation management system have been strengthened. One-on-one dedicated public officials have been assigned to self-quarantined individuals, conducting at least one unannounced inspection per week to actively resolve blind spots in management and prevent violations.

The county has activated mobile quarantine teams in towns and townships to carry out disinfection at 1,727 locations including senior centers and local children's centers, prioritizing support of quarantine supplies for vulnerable groups (116,758 masks, 19,383 hand sanitizers and cleansers, 426 thermometers, etc.). Environmentally friendly sterilizing disinfectant generators have been installed at 11 locations including health centers in each town and township and the new city business office.

A county official said, “COVID-19 is spreading at a frightening speed due to seasonal factors and the social situation around the year-end and New Year holidays,” adding, “We ask all local residents to actively participate in complying with quarantine rules to overcome the crisis, and the county will also do its best to respond to COVID-19 without letting down its guard.”

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