Yeongam-gun Eases COVID-19 Restrictions and Supports Return to Normal Life

Take off the mask, keep the support as is

Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Woo Seung-hee) has relaxed various quarantine policies, including the mandatory isolation of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and started supporting the restoration of daily life for residents as the COVID-19 crisis alert level is lowered from 'Severe' to 'Warning' starting next month on the 1st.

Yeongam-gun Office Building Exterior [Photo by Yeongam-gun]

According to the county on the 31st, the relaxed quarantine policies include △ reducing the mandatory isolation period for confirmed cases from 7 days to a recommended 5 days (7 days for hospitalized patients and residents of infection-vulnerable facilities) △ switching to full indoor mask recommendation at clinics and pharmacies (mask-wearing remains mandatory in hospital-level medical institutions and infection-vulnerable facilities) △ ending the recommendation for PCR testing on the 3rd day after entry into the country △ allowing eating during visits to infection-vulnerable facilities and changing to recommended preemptive testing for workers.

In particular, the operation of public health center screening clinics for PCR testing focused on high-risk groups, free vaccination, free supply of COVID-19 therapeutics, support for hospitalized patient treatment costs, and provision of quarantine supplies to infection-vulnerable facilities will continue.

Cash support measures such as living support funds for households with income below 100% of the median income and paid leave expenses for workplaces with fewer than 30 employees will also be maintained to reduce the burden on residents.

As the isolation obligation changes to a recommendation, to apply for living support funds, prior application and registration for isolation participation at the public health center must be completed. Applications can only be made within one day after receiving a positive COVID-19 test notification.

A Yeongam-gun Public Health Center official said, “Even as daily life recovery is promoted, special caution is required for the elderly and high-risk groups,” and added, “Since confirmed cases continue to occur, we hope everyone continues to follow quarantine rules such as hand washing in daily life, ventilation and disinfection, and observing cough etiquette.”

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