Daegu City Announces 'Special Quarantine Measures' for the Next Two Weeks … Kwon Young-jin: "Critical Turning Point in Infectious Disease Outbreak"

Focusing Administrative Efforts on Guiding, Inspecting, and Enforcing Compliance with Quarantine Rules

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin presiding over a video conference with district mayors and county governors on special quarantine measures in preparation for the nationwide spread of COVID-19 on the 15th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced that from the 21st to January 3rd of next year, a two-week period will be designated as the "Special Quarantine Measures Period for Nationwide COVID-19 Outbreak Preparedness," focusing all administrative efforts on guiding and inspecting compliance with quarantine rules.

Compared to the Seoul metropolitan area, where 500 to 600 cases are reported daily, the situation in Daegu is still relatively stable; however, sporadic secondary infections continue steadily in various places such as churches throughout the region.

Starting with 57 cases at Yeongsin Church in Dalseong-gun, followed by Saevision Church in Jung-gu and Shinil Church in Nam-gu, on the 21st, 26 confirmed cases (excluding 2 missionaries) were reported just in the morning at Gwangjin Central Church in Dong-gu, triggering another emergency.

Daegu City, having canceled or switched all events such as bell-ringing ceremonies and sunrise events to non-face-to-face formats, is intensively inspecting compliance with Social Distancing Level 2 at hygiene businesses, religious facilities, and cultural facilities, while also guiding offices, business sites, and call centers to reduce density as much as possible through telecommuting.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin stated, "This week and next week will be a critical turning point determining whether the infectious disease flame in the region is extinguished or spreads uncontrollably," and urged, "Please spend the end of this year safely at home without gatherings or events."

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