Hampyeong-gun Shines with Proactive Response to COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures

Contact Tracing and Movement Tracking Completed Before Dispatching Epidemiological Investigators

Enhancing Quarantine Efficiency Through Organizational Expansion and Reorganization

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Amid the fourth wave of COVID-19 in South Korea, with daily confirmed cases exceeding 800, a local government in Jeonnam has attracted attention for its proactive response that prevented further virus spread.

Hampyeong County in Jeonnam announced on the 25th that it took the lead in preventing additional spread by swiftly identifying contacts, conducting proactive testing, enforcing self-quarantine, and disinfecting related facilities in a situation where cluster infections were feared due to visits by confirmed cases within the jurisdiction.

In particular, the Hampyeong County Public Health Center evaluated that this proactive response minimized harm to residents by enabling prompt and flexible measures before the dispatch of epidemiologists from Jeollanam-do.

The smooth implementation of this proactive response to prevent COVID-19 spread is attributed to the recent expansion and reorganization of the Hampyeong County Public Health Center.

On February 3rd, the health center established two new departments and one team, recruited four nursing staff, upgraded the health center director position to grade 4, and created a dedicated COVID-19 response team, thereby strengthening and tightening the quarantine network.

A health center official said, “As the war against COVID-19 continues, health center staff and medical personnel will prioritize the safety of residents and focus on quarantine efforts,” adding, “We ask all residents to actively participate in personal quarantine rules such as wearing masks, washing hands, and practicing social distancing.”

Meanwhile, since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in South Korea in January last year, Hampyeong County has recorded a total of 26 confirmed cases, 623 individuals under self-quarantine, and conducted approximately 24,000 proactive tests through screening clinics as of this day.

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