Mokpo City Strives to Prevent COVID Spread... '21 New Infections on the 6th'

Operation of Local Temporary Screening Clinics, Bathhouses Voluntarily Suspend Business Until the 8th

Temporary screening clinic set up in Sangdong, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeonnam Province, announced on the 6th that it is conducting comprehensive quarantine activities to suppress additional occurrences of COVID-19 confirmed cases.

Following a record high of 33 confirmed cases in Mokpo on the 4th, an additional 19 cases were confirmed on the 5th and 21 cases on the 6th.

The city began mass testing of 1,500 patients and medical staff at Hospital A on the 4th and implemented cohort isolation for some wards.

Along with this, mass testing was conducted for all students in four elementary, middle, and high schools, and classes with confirmed cases were placed under self-quarantine while switching to online classes.

To alleviate the workload caused by the surge in confirmed cases, the health promotion and quarantine tasks of the public health center were distributed to the Health and Hygiene Division and Hadang Health Branch.

On the 5th, the operating hours of screening clinics at the public health center and Peace Square were extended from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and a temporary screening clinic was operated at Hangdo Girls' Middle School for rapid diagnostic testing of residents in Sangdong. Through this, 4,035 diagnostic tests were conducted.

Additionally, as confirmed cases continued to occur at sauna facilities, the city reached an agreement with the Bathhouse Association to voluntarily suspend operations until the 8th.

To enhance the focus on quarantine, the city will operate a special quarantine reinforcement period through its own administrative order from the 6th to the 16th. Accordingly, preemptive testing at workplaces employing foreigners will be strengthened from once every two weeks to once a week. The allowed number of participants for private gatherings and other events will be reduced from 49 to 20 (or 299 if composed only of fully vaccinated individuals), and religious facilities' capacity will be reduced from a maximum of 30% to 10% (or 70% if composed only of fully vaccinated individuals).

Regarding school quarantine, the city requested cooperation from the education authorities for early winter vacation and switching to remote classes. All public officials are being deployed to conduct thorough inspections of facilities subject to social distancing administrative orders in cooperation with related organizations such as Mokpo Police Station and Mokpo Office of Education. Furthermore, the city is promoting participation in the special quarantine period and temporary pause through street broadcasts, emergency texts, SNS, and electronic billboards.

A city official stated, “We ask residents to refrain from unnecessary outings, travel, events, and gatherings, always wear masks, and ensure verification of the quarantine pass and registration of visitors when entering multi-use facilities. We also strongly encourage prompt diagnostic testing if symptoms appear and participation in COVID-19 vaccination.”

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