Suncheon City COVID-19: 37 Cases Confirmed in Six Days... Social Distancing Level 2 Extended Until the 18th

Two Villages in Juam-myeon and Songgwang-myeon... Complete Self-Quarantine

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] In Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok), 12 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed over two days.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon stated in a briefing on the 9th, "Despite putting all our efforts into blocking the spread of COVID-19 together with our citizens, 12 additional confirmed cases have occurred throughout the city, bringing the total to 37 cases since the 4th."

Meanwhile, the city decided to place the entire village residents under self-quarantine in Songgwang-myeon, where 5 cases were confirmed, and Juam-myeon, where 3 cases were confirmed, to prevent further spread.

In particular, it was identified that the village in Juam-myeon was infected through a taxi driver, raising significant concerns about additional infections among taxi users.

Considering the number of cases, residential areas, ages, and presence or absence of symptoms, Suncheon City judged this to be a more serious and grave crisis than ever before and extended social distancing level 2 for an additional week until the 18th.

The city assessed that this weekend is the critical turning point, and if the spread is not contained by the weekend, an uncontrollable situation may occur.

Mayor Heo requested, "To escape the current crisis and return to daily life, it is necessary to refrain from visiting other regions and to minimize contact with outsiders to zero."

He continued, "Religious organizations are asked to conduct at least this weekend's religious events virtually if possible," and urged citizens to comply with quarantine rules, reduce movement paths, and minimize contact.

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