It Took 3 Years and 3 Months to 'Escape the Crisis'... Ulsan City Lowers COVID-19 Alert Level from 'Severe' to 'Caution'

Ulsan lowers the COVID-19 crisis alert level for the first time in 3 years and 3 months, effectively "graduating" from the crisis situation.

On the 31st, Ulsan City announced that, following the decision of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the COVID-19 crisis alert level will be downgraded from "Severe" to "Warning" starting June 1.

Accordingly, the Ulsan region is expected to fully return to normal life after about 3 years and 3 months since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported on February 22, 2020.

The main easing measures following the downgrade of the COVID-19 crisis alert level include changing the mandatory isolation period from 7 days to a recommended 5 days.

Additionally, mask-wearing when visiting clinics and pharmacies will be relaxed to a recommendation, but mask-wearing will remain mandatory for medical institutions at hospital level or higher and residential infection-vulnerable facilities for the time being.

Furthermore, preemptive testing for workers at infection-vulnerable facilities will change from mandatory to recommended, face-to-face visits with contact will be allowed instead of prohibited during meals, and the recommendation for PCR testing on the third day after overseas entry will be discontinued.

However, despite the government's easing of quarantine measures, Ulsan City plans to maintain the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (headed by Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom) as it is and continue to do its best in responding to COVID-19.

Quarantine measures by sector following the downgrade of the COVID-19 crisis level.

An official from Ulsan City said, "Although the crisis level has been lowered, we hope that people will continue to make it a habit to follow quarantine rules to prevent infection."

Since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Ulsan on February 22, 2020, a total of 669,532 confirmed cases have been recorded as of May 30 this year, with 534 deaths, resulting in a fatality rate of 0.08%.

Looking at the occurrence by age group, those in their 40s accounted for the highest number with 108,079 cases (16.1%), followed by those in their 50s with 100,457 cases (15.0%), 30s with 98,420 cases (14.7%), teens with 87,672 cases (13.1%), 20s with 80,808 cases (12.1%), under 10s with 76,673 cases (11.5%), 60s with 72,607 cases (10.8%), and 70s and older with 44,816 cases (6.7%).

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