Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Visits Yeongam Quarantine Site, Urges 'Full-scale Response'

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, urged a full-scale response to establish a thorough quarantine network to prevent additional COVID-19 infections.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 20th, Governor Kim visited the Yeongam County Disaster Situation Room to inspect COVID-19 response and quarantine sites.

This visit by Governor Kim was arranged to check the response situation and encourage on-site officials after 33 confirmed cases occurred recently in Yeongam, starting with three monks and devotees from Gwaneumsa Temple, followed by village residents, a sweet potato farm, and a daycare center. Additionally, due to secondary infections, three cases in Gangjin, one in Naju, and one in Mokpo were confirmed, totaling 38 infections.

Governor Kim emphasized, "Recently, in the Jeonnam region, individual infections through daily contacts such as family, acquaintances, and colleagues continue, and there is always a possibility of developing into a cluster outbreak. Yeongam County must also maintain vigilance, concentrate administrative power on quarantine capabilities, and conduct extensive preemptive testing to block community infections."

Currently, the Jeonnam Province Immediate Response Team is conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations in cooperation with epidemiologists from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Honam Center by securing CCTV footage related to confirmed cases to identify movement locations and promptly isolate additional contacts, focusing on finding infection links.

Also, four sites have been set up for extensive diagnostic testing, including a mobile screening bus visiting the Dokcheon 5-day Market in Yeongam County and three temporary screening centers at Haksan Livestock Market and other locations.

Since the 14th, 2,605 tests have been conducted in the Yeongam area alone, with 33 positive cases and 2,572 negative results.

Furthermore, movement between villages in Dopomyeon, Yeongam County, has been restricted to prevent additional infections, and the daycare center where confirmed cases occurred has been temporarily closed until the 29th.

Meanwhile, from last night until 3 p.m. today in the Jeonnam region, 12 local COVID-19 infections were confirmed: seven in Yeongam, one in Mokpo, one in Naju, two in Suncheon, and one in Hwasun. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 681, of which 619 are local infections.

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