Jeonnam Province, Full-Scale Response to Block COVID-19 Spread in Eastern Region

Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Visits Suncheon Site... Operation of Jeonnam Inspection Agencies

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 11th that it is putting all its efforts into blocking the spread of COVID-19 by designating the Eastern Branch of the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute as the "dedicated testing agency" in Suncheon and operating it.

On the same day, Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok visited the COVID-19 response site in Suncheon City, ordered special measures, and encouraged public officials who are doing their best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

Governor Kim said, "Active participation of residents is necessary to prevent the spread in the local community," and added, "The province will mobilize all administrative power to curb the spread of COVID-19 and fully support the residents to return to their daily lives as soon as possible."

From the 4th to this day, there have been a total of 50 confirmed cases in the eastern region of Jeonnam. Infections continue to spread through contact among medical institutions, medical device companies, and local residents.

Accordingly, the province plans to devise special quarantine measures centered on the eastern region and focus on blocking the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

An interim screening clinic has been installed and operated at Suncheon Medical Center, where free testing was previously available only for symptomatic individuals, to allow testing even without symptoms and encourage voluntary participation of local residents in testing.

In addition, the Eastern Branch of the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute has been temporarily designated as the "dedicated testing agency" for Suncheon City to support extensive and rapid testing. Other areas will continue to have tests conducted at the main Health and Environment Research Institute for the time being.

Jeonnam Province has dispatched epidemiologists and infectious disease control support teams with extensive experience in infectious disease response to stay on-site until the situation stabilizes, supporting in-depth epidemiological investigations and contact management.

Furthermore, on-site inspections of COVID-19 quarantine situations will be conducted for two weeks until the 22nd, focusing on membership-based and regular-visitor businesses with high infection risks.

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