Pohang City at a Critical Juncture in COVID-19... New Cases Hit Record High, 'Extreme Alert'

24 People Record Highest Ever on the 4th → 16 People as of 7:30 on the 5th

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang City presiding over an emergency COVID-19 response meeting on the 5th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The number of daily confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Pohang area of Gyeongbuk has reached an all-time high, raising an urgent alarm for summer quarantine measures.

According to Pohang City, the number of locally transmitted confirmed cases reached a record high of 24 on the 4th, and as of 7:30 PM on the 5th, 16 cases have been recorded. The number of infections in the region has been in double digits every day since 16 cases were reported on the 3rd.

Among the 16 confirmed cases on the 5th, 6 cases (3 foreigners and 3 Koreans) were linked to a foreigner gathering, and since the 2nd, a total of 33 cases (24 foreigners and 9 Koreans) have been classified as related confirmed cases. The remaining 10 cases were either confirmed positive before release from self-quarantine among contacts from a bathhouse in Nam-gu, Pohang, or contacts of existing confirmed cases.

On the 5th, Pohang City held an emergency comprehensive countermeasure meeting chaired by Mayor Lee Kang-deok to strengthen the quarantine response system and block the ongoing chain of infections.

Pohang City recommends weekly proactive diagnostic testing for workers in entertainment facilities, and as the vacation season comes to an end, it plans to carry out a voluntary pre-PCR testing campaign before returning to workplaces such as offices.

Additionally, to enable citizens visiting screening clinics for testing in the scorching heat to receive COVID-19 tests quickly and conveniently, a 'QR Code Electronic Questionnaire System' has been introduced.

The 'QR Code Electronic Questionnaire' differs from the previous method of filling out paper questionnaires manually while wearing sanitary gloves after long waits; instead, visitors scan a QR code provided at the screening clinic with their phones and fill out the electronic questionnaire directly.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, "We are at a critical turning point in the 4th wave, and to block the spread and reverse the trend to a decline, it is essential for all citizens to strictly adhere to quarantine rules," adding, "We will focus administrative efforts on quickly and surely breaking the chain of infection in cooperation with the citizens."

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