Sancheong-gun Establishes Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters ... 24-Hour Emergency Duty

High Pathogenic AI Strong Blocking Special Quarantine Measures: Establishment of Situation Room and Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Intensive Blocking Quarantine

Sancheong County Base Disinfection Facility Sancheong Livestock Clean Center Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 21st that it will implement intensive quarantine measures, including establishing a special quarantine countermeasure situation room and a disaster safety countermeasure headquarters, to prevent the entry of highly pathogenic AI into the region.

Since early December, the county has been holding emergency livestock quarantine councils and implementing comprehensive measures to prevent the inflow of foot-and-mouth disease and AI.

Responsible officials are maintaining a 24-hour emergency status without holidays, enforcing strong quarantine measures.

Twenty-three dedicated officials have been assigned to 23 commercial-scale poultry farms in the area for frequent monitoring.

Inspections and surveillance are also being strengthened for all 686 poultry farms, including small-scale farms.

To prevent the virus from entering farms, 40 tons of quicklime have been distributed to livestock farms and spread around the surroundings.

A county official said, “We are focusing administrative efforts on blocking AI. However, the most important thing is the autonomous quarantine by farms. We will do our best to protect a clean Sancheong free of livestock diseases and to ensure that livestock farms can manage stable livestock operations and produce high-quality agricultural products with peace of mind.”

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