Jeong Jongsun, Jangheung County Governor, Self-Quarantines After Close Contact with COVID-19 Confirmed Case

Overlapping with Confirmed Cases in June, COVID-19 Testing and Self-Quarantine Required

In February, Jeong Jong-sun, the Jangheung County Governor, issued an appeal following the occurrence of confirmed cases in the region. / ⓒ Asia Economy

[Jangheung＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeong Jong-sun, the governor of Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, has entered a two-week self-quarantine after close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

According to Jangheung-gun on the 31st, during the process of tracing the movements of confirmed cases originating from entertainment establishments on the 29th, it was confirmed that Governor Jeong shook hands and conversed with confirmed cases at a restaurant and a cafe.

The Jangheung-gun Public Health Center immediately conducted a COVID-19 test on Governor Jeong and notified him of a two-week self-quarantine, and the chief secretary who accompanied the governor also entered self-quarantine.

Governor Jeong was tested and self-quarantined three times this year, including in June when his movements overlapped with confirmed cases, during which he waited at home until the test results were available.

Earlier this month, while on vacation, Governor Jeong held a dining gathering with 11 residents and was fined 100,000 won for violating quarantine rules.

In this process, Jangheung-gun imposed the fine on Governor Jeong not for violating the four-person gathering ban but for failing to prepare an entry log, which sparked controversy.

A county official said, “The governor’s self-quarantine due to close contact with a confirmed case is an unavoidable result of active county administration,” adding, “Since he continues to work from home, there will be no gap in county administration.”

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