Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young Urges to Refrain from Visiting Hometowns During Lunar New Year Holiday

Yeom Tae-young, Mayor of Suwon

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yeom Tae-young, mayor of Suwon City, urged residents to refrain from visiting their hometowns during the Lunar New Year holiday.

On the 27th, Mayor Yeom posted a "Public Appeal to Citizens Regarding the Spread of the COVID-19 Omicron Variant" on social media (SNS), stating, "For the health of elderly parents, please refrain from visiting your hometown during this year's Lunar New Year holiday." He also advised, "If it is unavoidable to visit your hometown, please stay as briefly as possible and only if you have received the third vaccination."

He added, "The spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is severe," and "Suwon City has urgently reviewed the current quarantine system and prepared countermeasures."

Meanwhile, the number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea surpassed 10,000 for the first time on the 25th. On the 26th, the number reached 14,518, the highest since the outbreak began.

The number of confirmed cases in Suwon exceeded 200 for the first time on January 21, and has been breaking records daily with 353 cases on the 25th and 365 cases on the 26th.

Accordingly, Suwon City has established and is implementing measures including ▲expanding medical institutions for managing the surge in confirmed cases and creating a dedicated home treatment organization ▲implementing special quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holiday such as establishing an emergency medical system ▲strengthening quarantine at crematoriums, nursing hospitals, and facilities ▲and operating screening clinics and temporary screening centers at four district health centers normally during the holiday period.

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