Wanju-gun Mobilizes Full Effort in Response to Increase in COVID-19 Foreign Confirmed Cases

Following the Administrative Order for Worker Testing, Periodic Full Inspections Commence

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced on the 26th that it will actively take all-out measures such as periodic mass testing considering the incubation period and blocking infection between regions, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among foreigners has increased.

According to the county, the number of foreign confirmed cases, which sporadically occurred this month, increased to a total of 45, with 3 additional cases on the 19th, 7 on the 21st, and 8 on the 25th.

The confirmed cases among foreign workers and international students were counted as 17 and 28 respectively, accounting for 73.8% of the total confirmed cases (61) in the Wanju area during the same period.

Accordingly, Wanju County implemented an administrative order for testing foreign workers and decided to conduct periodic testing on a weekly basis considering the incubation period and blocking infection between regions.

On the 20th, a mass test was conducted targeting about 220 international students, and close contacts were classified based on in-depth epidemiological investigations, with all movement paths disinfected.

Additionally, since the 22nd, Wanju County has issued an 'Administrative Order to Comply with Diagnostic Testing' requiring employers of foreign workers, including corporations, organizations, and individuals operating workplaces employing foreign workers, to have their foreign workers undergo COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

According to this order, about 190 people were tested over four days until the 25th of this month.

In particular, additional mass testing is planned on the 27th and November 3rd, entering periodic testing considering the incubation period and blocking infection between regions.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Wanju County held an emergency meeting with local universities and recommended conducting non-face-to-face classes.

The schools also plan to continuously guide testing to ensure no untested COVID-19 cases, and strengthen monitoring by recommending vaccinations for international students who have been released from self-quarantine.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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