Jangseong-gun Mobilizes 261 Personnel for Full-Scale COVID-19 Prevention Response

Published 11 Feb.2022 10:51(KST)

[Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, is making every effort to respond to the COVID-19 quarantine situation by deploying 261 personnel as the number of confirmed cases surged after the Lunar New Year holiday.

The county announced on the 11th that dedicated public officials are assigned to manage COVID-19 self-quarantined and home-treated patients within the region.

These dedicated officials deliver health management kits non-face-to-face to residents classified as intensive management groups and check patients' conditions by phone.

The county is continuing meticulous quarantine management by placing dedicated public officials at facilities frequently used by many people, such as terminals, train stations, religious facilities, and factories.

In addition to sending emergency disaster text messages to mobile phones, village chief meetings and village broadcasts are actively utilized to quickly disseminate COVID-19 occurrence information within the region.

Also, using the Jangseong-gun website and SNS accounts, guidance on the revised COVID-19 confirmed case and contact management standards, effective since the 9th, is being continuously provided.

Confirmed cases are isolated and treated for 7 days from the specimen collection date, regardless of vaccination status.

Among cohabitants of confirmed cases, residents who have not completed vaccination and close contacts in three types of infection-vulnerable facilities (long-term care institutions, mental health facilities, and facilities for the disabled) are quarantined for 7 days.

If vaccinated, they undergo passive monitoring for 7 days without quarantine.

One additional test is conducted before the quarantine or monitoring is lifted, with the release time set at midnight on the 7th day (0:00 on the 8th).

▲The existing social gathering limit of 6 people ▲and operating hours for restaurants and cafes until 9 p.m. will be extended until the 20th.

A county official said, “In other regions, there are serious issues such as home-treated patients not receiving necessary support in time or self-quarantined individuals leaving quarantine locations due to manpower shortages and management negligence. We will mobilize all available administrative power to protect the health and safety of residents.”