Ulsan City Ensures Thorough COVID-19 'Prevention and Medical Measures' for Chuseok

Minimizing Rapid Test and Treatment Gaps... Establishing Emergency Response System

Operating Duty System for 49 Medical Institutions Capable of Testing, Treatment, and Prescription

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City has established a 'Special Quarantine and Medical Measures' from September 9 to 12 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the Chuseok holiday and is making thorough preparations.

During the holiday period, a 24-hour emergency duty system will be established, and a close cooperation system will be maintained to respond quickly to urgent situations, minimizing citizen inconvenience through flawless quarantine and medical responses.

The city will first secure 49 integrated (one-stop) medical institutions linked with nearby duty pharmacies by district and county for prescriptions and treatment, and operate a weekend and holiday duty system with 16 voluntary admission hospitals and 276 beds secured by date.

To prevent gaps in medical treatment, pre-inspections have been completed for seven emergency medical institutions and six emergency medical facilities to ensure no disruption in the 24-hour treatment system.

To respond to testing demand during the holiday, five district and county health centers and two temporary screening clinics operated by the city will remain open on holidays.

During the holiday, at the temporary screening clinic at Tongdosa Highway Rest Area (Busan direction), the same as last year's Chuseok, free testing will be available without restrictions on eligible individuals.

To respond to emergency situations of confirmed patients, a response system has been established to enable treatment and transport without gaps during nighttime and holidays.

For home treatment patient management, 12 medical consultation centers have been set up, and five health centers operate continuous observation (monitoring).

Ulsan City will continue to operate a 24-hour emergency direct hotline to facilitate emergency patient transport.

During the holiday, necessary medical institution information can be checked on the city and district/county websites, the COVID-19 website, and the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service website.

A city official said, “We will do our best to establish a sector-specific COVID-19 emergency quarantine and medical response system during the Chuseok holiday so that citizens and visitors can have a safe and healthy holiday,” and added, “We ask citizens to comply with daily quarantine rules and actively participate in vaccination to prevent severe illness and death among high-risk groups.”

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