Damyang County Establishes Quarantine Measures to Respond to Influenza Outbreak

Mask-Wearing and Hospital Visitation Culture Improvement Campaign
"Encouraging Vaccination for Children, the Elderly, and Other High-Risk Groups"

Officials from Damyang County Health Center visited Damyang Sarang Hospital on the 21st to conduct a campaign aimed at improving hospital visit culture. Photo by Damyang County

Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do has established quarantine measures and begun a full-scale response to the winter influenza (flu) outbreak.

According to the county on the 21st, in response to the nationwide spread of influenza, the county held a countermeasure meeting and prepared various response strategies to check the occurrence of respiratory infectious diseases during the winter and to protect the health and safety of the local community.

First, the county is conducting an extensive promotional campaign emphasizing the importance of wearing masks to prevent influenza. Currently, visits are being made to 35 facilities such as nursing institutions and hospitals, where high-risk groups vulnerable to infectious diseases are concentrated, to inform staff and residents about the proper way to wear masks and their importance. In addition, to encourage mask-wearing among local residents, the county is continuing multi-faceted publicity efforts, including street campaigns at traditional markets, posting large banners, and online promotions to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.

In addition, a campaign to improve hospital visitation culture is being conducted to prevent infection between visitors and residents before the Lunar New Year holiday. In cooperation with the Damyang County Medical Association, cooperation within hospital-level inpatient facilities is being strengthened, and during the holiday period, the county is asking for efforts to prevent the spread of infection within hospitals by restricting visiting hours and the number of permitted visitors. Along with this, the slogan "Check, Refrain, and Protect" is being promoted through continuous on-site visits, poster postings, and online publicity.

The currently circulating influenza virus is very similar to this year's vaccine, so sufficient preventive effects can be expected. Accordingly, a campaign is also being conducted to encourage vaccination, especially for high-risk groups such as children and the elderly.

A county official stated, "We will do our best to continue publicity and prepare measures so that everyone in Damyang can spend the holiday in good health," and requested, "Please actively cooperate with quarantine measures such as proper mask-wearing and vaccination."

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