Seochunsu, Hamyang County Governor, "Deep sorrow and heavy responsibility felt over COVID spread"... Full effort to prevent further spread

Seochunsoo, Mayor of Hamyang County, Holds Emergency Press Conference on COVID-19 Confirmed Cases.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] “Just fifteen days after transitioning to phased daily recovery, a large number of confirmed cases have occurred. As the county governor, I feel deep sorrow and a heavy responsibility.” On the 18th, Seo Chunsu, the governor of Hamyang County, held an emergency press conference regarding the spread of COVID-19 in the region and made this statement.

Governor Seo stated, “In the past 3 to 4 days, a large number of confirmed cases have emerged. To identify unclear infection routes and block sources of infection, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Gyeongsangnam-do Disease Response Center, Gyeongsangnam-do epidemiologists, the Infectious Disease Management Support Group, and Hamyang County established a joint response team on the 17th to respond together.”

He continued, “Along with blocking the spread of COVID-19, accurate information delivery is crucial. Reckless information can rather provoke anxiety among residents, so I once again appeal to trust the county and participate in quarantine efforts.”

He also conveyed, “We are making every effort to prevent further spread within the region.”

Hamyang County is concentrating administrative power to prevent spread by sending emergency text messages, organizing special task forces for disinfection, implementing department responsibility systems, and conducting on-site quarantine inspections of high-risk facilities in response to the COVID-19 spread.

Additionally, for proactive response, from the 15th to the 18th, mobile screening clinics were set up in Anui, Seoha, Seosang, and Jigok-myeon to conduct comprehensive testing of residents in those areas. Among a total of 3,869 tests, 48 were positive, 3,225 negative, and the rest are still being processed.

Accordingly, most meetings and events are either canceled or postponed, public sports facilities are closed, senior centers are shut down, senior job programs are temporarily suspended, and gatherings of five or more public officials and related agency workers are temporarily restricted until the end of November.

Meanwhile, Hamyang County will temporarily suspend operations of Anui Traditional Market until the 30th to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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