Gwangjin-gu Holds Emergency Meeting on Rapid Increase in Confirmed Cases... Closure of Cheongchun Tteurak and Additional Operation of Screening Clinics

Due to a surge in testing personnel, Jayang Health Center Screening Clinic to operate additionally... Directive to establish measures to increase vaccination rates... Closure of Konkuk University Station Cheongchun Tteurak decided amid rising cases among people in their 20s and 30s

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) held an emergency countermeasure meeting on the 7th in response to the rapid increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Recently, confirmed cases have surged due to factors such as the spread of the highly transmissible 'Delta' variant, a sharp rise in confirmed cases among unvaccinated people in their 20s and 30s, and lax personal quarantine measures.

At the meeting, Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, instructed to actively promote thorough personal quarantine among residents and to devise a plan for preemptive testing targeting the rapidly increasing confirmed cases in their 20s and 30s.

Accordingly, the district decided to operate an additional screening clinic at Jayang Health Center due to the increased number of tests resulting from the surge in confirmed cases.

Additionally, the youth gathering place near Konkuk University Station, which is frequented by people in their 20s and 30s, will be closed, and joint public-private inspections will be conducted in restaurant areas such as Konkuk University Taste Street and Guui Miga-ro.

Furthermore, in cooperation with the Gwangjin Police Station, special daily guidance and inspections will be carried out targeting high-priority multi-use facilities.

The main inspection items include mask-wearing and the preparation of visitor logs, and information on quarantine rules and support for the 080 easy phone check-in service will also be promoted.

If a first violation of quarantine guidelines is found during inspections, strict administrative measures such as fines and assembly bans will be enforced under a zero-tolerance policy.

After the emergency countermeasure meeting, Mayor Kim visited the Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center screening clinic to listen to and encourage the medical staff and workers who are working hard.

Mayor Kim Seon-gap of Gwangjin-gu said, “The best measure to reduce confirmed cases is to increase the vaccination rate,” adding, “To raise the vaccination rate, we must actively promote and encourage participation to administer the available vaccines to the maximum extent.”

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