Government Provides Emergency Special Grant of 10 Billion Won for 'Rumpiskin Disease'

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Activates Countermeasure Support Headquarters

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety recently announced on the 22nd that, due to concerns over nationwide damage caused by the recent outbreak of bovine 'Lumpy Skin Disease,' it will urgently provide a total of 10.05 billion KRW in special grants to cities and provinces across the country, including the affected Chungnam and Gyeonggi regions, to strengthen measures against livestock infectious diseases.

This special grant will be used by local governments for quarantine activities such as operating base disinfection facilities to prevent the nationwide spread of contamination sources and enhancing disinfection in high-risk areas like cattle farms.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has activated the Central Accident Response Headquarters in relation to confirmed cases of Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle raised in Seosan, Dangjin, and Taean areas of Chungnam and Pyeongtaek and Gimpo areas of Gyeonggi. Accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been operating the Lumpy Skin Disease Countermeasure Support Headquarters since the 21st.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Countermeasure Support Headquarters is an organization established to support related ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and local governments. It consists of a headquarters chief, general coordinator, situation management team, and dispatched officers from the Central Accident Response Headquarters, totaling 10 members. It maintains a 24-hour response system until the situation is resolved.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will jointly conduct a government joint inspection of cattle farm quarantine in five West Coast cities and provinces (Incheon, Gyeonggi, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam) on the 23rd.

Minister Lee Sang-min of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, "The government will do its utmost to prevent the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease by proactively supporting the expenses necessary for local governments' quarantine activities through special grants and conducting nationwide joint inspections."

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