Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun, "Thanks to the hard work of medical staff for today's return to normal... Deeply grateful"

February 1st, 2 PM, Visit to Busan Medical Center

Promotion of Easing Quarantine Measures and Transition to Normal Life

On the 1st at 2 p.m., Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, visited Busan Medical Center to check the current status of COVID-19 response and express his gratitude to the medical staff for their hard work so far.

This visit was arranged on the 1st, when the COVID-19 crisis level was downgraded from ‘Severe’ to ‘Caution,’ major quarantine measures were eased, and the transition to a safe recovery of daily life was being promoted, to encourage the medical staff who have silently done their best on the front lines of COVID-19 response.

This also reflects Mayor Park Hyung-jun’s strong will to personally encourage the COVID-19 medical staff who have sacrificed above all for the safety of Busan citizens despite a tight schedule.

The visited site, Busan Medical Center, began treating the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Busan in February 2020, and since then has always taken the lead in responding to COVID-19 as a regional public hospital by being designated as an infectious disease specialized hospital and operating Busan’s first residential treatment center.

Busan Medical Center. [Image source=Busan Medical Center website]

On this day, Mayor Park visited Busan Medical Center to hear about the response status and difficulties over the past 3 years and 4 months, and on behalf of all Busan citizens, sincerely thanked the medical staff of Busan Medical Center as well as all medical staff in Busan, presenting commemorative gifts and bouquets to convey this meaning.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “On behalf of Busan citizens, I express deep respect and gratitude not only to the medical staff of Busan Medical Center but also to all medical staff in Busan who have worked hard on the front lines of COVID-19 response,” adding, “Especially from today, when the COVID-19 crisis level has been downgraded from ‘Severe’ to ‘Caution,’ the recovery to precious daily life begins thanks to the cooperation of citizens and the hard work and dedication of the medical staff despite numerous difficulties.”

He continued, “Until full recovery of daily life, we will not lower our guard and will protect citizens through more organic cooperation between the city and the local medical community,” and “Based on the experience of COVID-19 so far, we will also do our best to establish a public medical response system to prepare for future infectious disease threats.”

Despite the easing of major quarantine measures, Busan City plans to continue the quarantine system focused on high-risk groups such as infection-vulnerable facilities to minimize health damage to citizens, and maintain support systems to reduce citizens’ burdens for the time being.

As of midnight on May 31, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Busan was 1,868,387, accounting for 56% of Busan citizens. The highest number of daily confirmed cases was 42,434, which occurred on March 17 last year during the Omicron variant pandemic.

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