Gangnam-gu Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun Requests Epidemiological Investigation Personnel Support to Prime Minister for Rapid Increase in Confirmed Cases

On the 6th, Prime Minister-led Special Metropolitan Area Quarantine Inspection Meeting: "Two Additional Testing Sites to Be Installed, Strengthened Management of Crowded Areas"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the morning of the 6th, Jung Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, attended the special metropolitan area quarantine inspection meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum via video conference at the Seoul Safety Integrated Situation Room in Seoul City Hall, requesting "support for epidemiological investigation personnel to respond swiftly to the rapid increase in COVID-19 confirmed cases."

Mayor Jung stated, "Among the 3,515 cumulative confirmed cases in Gangnam-gu, 91% are in their 20s to 50s," adding, "There are still many unvaccinated individuals, and we must consider the local environment such as active social activities and densely packed entertainment establishments."

He also said, "We are thoroughly managing large construction sites with many reconstruction projects. Previously, we requested 15 investigation personnel from Seoul City."

Gangnam-gu, which installed the nation's first 'Smart Infectious Disease Management Center' last year, has been the only district in Seoul operating two temporary screening clinics (Exit 6 of Samsung Station and Bangjukso Park in Segok-dong). Additionally, on the 5th, temporary screening clinics were newly established in Daechi-dong, a district dense with private academies, and near Gangnam Station, where entertainment establishments are concentrated.

Mayor Jung said, "This decision reflects the characteristics of Gangnam, which has a high population density and a daily economic activity population of 1.08 million." As of the 5th, the cumulative number of specimens tested at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center and four temporary screening clinics totals 572,826.

Meanwhile, the meeting was attended by Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare; Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Interior and Safety; Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters; Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul; and the three metropolitan area heads, as well as Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu; Eun Soo-mi, Mayor of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province; and Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Goyang.

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