Pohang City Issues Administrative Order for Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of Guryongpo Residents... Sojubang Nth Wave Infection

Suspension of Dabangs and Noraebang Operations Starting Midnight on the 26th

Mayor Lee Gang-deok presiding over an emergency countermeasure meeting at Guryongpo-eup Administrative Welfare Center on the 26th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced that it will issue a special administrative order at midnight on the 26th (0:00 on the 27th) targeting the Guryongpo area, where new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) cases have been continuously occurring.

Accordingly, all residents of Guryongpo-eup, actual residents in the Guryongpo-eup area, and all people who frequently visit for business activities must undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing starting from midnight on the 26th.

In addition, coffee shops and karaoke rooms located in Guryongpo-eup are prohibited from operating. Pohang City’s policy is to respond strongly by claiming compensation and other rights in case of non-compliance.

In the Buk-gu Guryongpo area, after the owner of a soju bar (Pohang case number 188) was confirmed positive on the 24th, two additional people including customers tested positive, raising concerns about further spread.

Earlier, starting from the 25th, the city set up an "Emergency Screening Clinic" next to the Guryongpo-eup Community Library, providing free COVID-19 specimen testing with personal information kept confidential. The operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok chaired an emergency countermeasure meeting at the Guryongpo-eup Administrative Welfare Center that morning, stating, "To block the regional spread of COVID-19, proactive and aggressive testing and thorough quarantine measures are absolutely necessary," and urged, "We ask local residents to cooperate with the special administrative order for early containment of COVID-19 despite any inconvenience."

Meanwhile, in the Pohang area, five additional confirmed cases were reported on the 26th, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 203 as of 2 p.m. that day.

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