Yeongam-gun, Nationwide First to Support Facility Quarantine Costs for Unregistered Foreigners

Contributing to COVID-19 Spread Prevention by Encouraging Voluntary Testing of Unregistered Foreigners

Jeonnam Governor Praises Yeongam-gun Case, Orders Review for Implementation Across All Cities and Counties in Jeonnam

(The second from the left) Jeon Dong-pyeong, the county governor, explained to (center) the governor of Jeollanam-do, who visited the Hyundai Samho Employee Apartment Screening Clinic on the 22nd, about customized measures to encourage voluntary testing of undocumented foreigners and to increase the testing rate. (Photo by Yeongam-gun)

[Yeongam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jeonnam Yeongam-gun (Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong) announced on the 29th that it will fully cover the costs for facility quarantine for undocumented foreigners who have difficulty self-isolating due to close contact.

This support measure is the first of its kind nationwide. All eight confirmed cases in May were foreigners related to Islamic religious events, and some undocumented foreigners expressed difficulties with the costs of facility quarantine. Therefore, it was implemented promptly from a humanitarian perspective to ensure smooth quarantine and the safety of the county.

In particular, on the 22nd, Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong explained in detail to the Jeonnam Governor, who visited the Hyundai Samho Employee Apartment Screening Clinic, that this is a tailored measure to encourage voluntary testing and increase the testing rate among undocumented foreigners.

In response, Governor Kim Young-rok highly praised it as a meticulous and sophisticated quarantine measure and instructed other cities and counties to actively consider implementing it. In fact, it was selected as a support measure during the special quarantine period of Jeonnam Province.

Meanwhile, Yeongam-gun plans to actively promote this support measure not only to large companies where foreign workers are concentrated, such as the Daebul Industrial Complex Employers' Association, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, and agricultural industrial complexes, but also to places where foreigners are scattered in small units, such as sweet potato farms, to enhance the effectiveness of the support policy.

Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong said, “The purpose of this support measure is to encourage voluntary and prompt testing of undocumented foreigners and to ensure that close contacts can be quarantined without worrying about costs, ultimately aiming to block the spread of COVID-19.” He added, “If you have even slight symptoms, please actively get tested at the nearest screening clinic.”

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