Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Visits Haenam County Quarantine Site Amid COVID-19 Spread

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, visited Haenam County Health Center on the 29th to inspect the COVID-19 quarantine situation and urged all efforts to be made to block the spread of local infections through proactive testing.

According to Jeonnam Province, Governor Kim visited Haenam following a series of confirmed cases recently occurring through coffee shops and pubs in Songji-myeon, Haenam.

Since employee A, working at a coffee shop and pub, was confirmed positive on the 27th, a total of 17 additional cases including business owners and local residents have been confirmed, all traced to the same infection route.

Jeonnam Province immediately deployed a rapid response team to conduct intensive epidemiological investigations, including tracking the movements of confirmed cases, isolating 126 close contacts, and conducting comprehensive testing of 5,443 local residents.

Additionally, coffee shop workers operating delivery services are required to undergo diagnostic testing once every two weeks, similar to entertainment facility workers, and emergency inspections of the relevant facilities have been initiated.

Governor Kim expressed his gratitude, saying, “I appreciate the hard work of medical staff and related public officials who are fighting on the front lines against COVID-19 every day.”

He added, “With the recent spread of the Delta variant causing sporadic small-scale cluster infections, the situation is concerning. I ask the residents to rest assured as we conduct thorough epidemiological investigations and do our best to prevent additional infections in the community.”

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