Goheung-gun, COVID-19 Easing... Focused on Blocking Nth Wave Infections

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) has seen a continuous occurrence of COVID-19 cases for over 10 days, but since the 10th, the trend of new cases has been calming down.

According to Goheung-gun on the 12th, after the first confirmed case of a Goheung-gun office employee on the 2nd, 46 confirmed cases occurred consecutively over 7 days until the 9th. However, fortunately, no new cases were reported in the last two days (9th to 10th).

Meanwhile, to prevent possible secondary infections, in-depth epidemiological investigations and expanded operation of screening clinics are ongoing.

In particular, the county is not relying solely on the statements of COVID-19 confirmed patients but is conducting active in-depth investigations together with Jeollanam-do by meticulously checking CCTV, GPS, and credit card usage records to find even one more confirmed case.

In the case of the 46th confirmed patient in Goheung, who was diagnosed on the 8th, based on the patient’s statement that symptoms appeared on the 4th, quarantine measures for contacts were initially taken from the 2nd, two days before symptom onset, according to government quarantine guidelines.

However, during the in-depth investigation by the Jeollanam-do epidemiological investigation team, it was discovered that the 46th confirmed patient used a credit card at a medical institution on the 3rd due to a sore throat symptom, leading to the determination that the symptom onset date was the 3rd, not the 4th. This fact was reported to the health center on the night of the 9th.

The county health center then meticulously checked the movements and CCTV footage of the 46th confirmed patient on the 1st and identified 38 additional contacts, including Governor Song Gwi-geun, who had contact on the 1st, and took quarantine measures according to government policy.

Meanwhile, on the 10th, the county extended the existing social distancing level 2 for one more week until the 16th and plans to fully mobilize administrative power to strengthen in-depth epidemiological investigations and thoroughly manage those in self-quarantine to prevent hidden secondary infections and the spread of COVID-19.

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