Hapcheon-gun Selected as an Excellent Institution in Comprehensive Infectious Disease Management Evaluation

Prime Minister's Office Commendation Award

Hapcheon County Public Health Center Awarded Prime Minister's Citation (Photo by Hapcheon County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 30th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the 2020 Infectious Disease Management Comprehensive Evaluation conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and received the Prime Minister's Commendation.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted a comprehensive evaluation of public health centers nationwide to strengthen infectious disease prevention, and Hapcheon-gun achieved excellent results in all indicators including infectious disease outbreak management, national vaccination, and tuberculosis management, earning this honor.

The county is thoroughly responding to prevent secondary infections in the region by expanding the scope of contacts for COVID-19 testing twice a month in vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals and nursing homes, conducting proactive mass testing.

Joo Dong-hoe, Director of Hapcheon-gun Public Health Center, said, “As COVID-19 has recently occurred in clusters and sporadically, there is concern about community spread, so we ask everyone to comply with social distancing and quarantine guidelines.”

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