Gyeonggi-do Begins Disciplinary Action Against Public Officials Violating COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province investigated whether public official A, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, violated quarantine guidelines and confirmed that he breached the regulation prohibiting private gatherings of five or more people. Accordingly, the province recalled A, who was undergoing promotion training, and initiated disciplinary procedures.

According to the province's investigation, on the 10th of this month, A held a gathering with a total of seven people, including his own family and three members of his younger sibling's family. After the gathering, A's younger sibling tested positive for COVID-19 on the 19th, and A himself was diagnosed positive following a test on the 20th.

Under quarantine guidelines, immediate family members including parents can gather up to eight people. However, A's recent gathering was among collateral relatives, thus falling under the ban on private gatherings of five or more people.

After A was confirmed positive, the province closed the offices of two departments and conducted an emergency quarantine, testing about 90 employees in those departments.

A provincial official explained, "This measure was taken because, while all residents are doing their utmost to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a public official on the front lines of quarantine violated the guidelines, prompting a demand for disciplinary action."

The province plans to recall A, who is currently undergoing promotion training, and request disciplinary action at the Gyeonggi Province Personnel Committee next month.

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