Andong City Designates 'Home Evacuation Period' for 2 Weeks … Mayor Kwon Young-se "All Officials Deployed for Quarantine"

Mayor Kwon Young-se of Andong City making an urgent appeal on the 21st.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Regarding concerns over a cluster outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) originating from a church in Taehwa-dong, Andong Mayor Kwon Young-se urged in an appeal on the 21st, "We designate the two weeks until January 3rd next year as a 'stay-at-home' period," calling for the cancellation of year-end and New Year gatherings.

Mayor Kwon stated, "Since the 14th, the spread of n-th order infections among families, acquaintances, and neighboring cities and counties due to transmission in the metropolitan area has continued," and appealed for cooperation, saying, "Social distancing without our own practice is useless no matter how high the level is; it only prolongs the painful time in daily life."

He then emphasized, "As a sacred place of the independence movement and as an Andong citizen, it is time to demonstrate the Daedong DNA once again," and pledged, "To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and revitalize the local economy, all public officials will be fully mobilized to prepare quarantine and support policies, concentrating all administrative power with an unyielding determination."

Meanwhile, in Andong, 11 new confirmed cases occurred in one day, including 7 confirmed cases among worshippers at Okdong Presbyterian Church located in Taehwa-dong on the previous day (20th). The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Andong area stands at 104 as of midnight on the 21st.

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