Status of self-quarantined individuals in the Daejeon area as of August 27. Provided by Daejeon City.
[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Daejeon city government has announced a strong response to those violating self-quarantine rules. At a time when the number of self-quarantined individuals is rapidly increasing, the city believes that managing these individuals will be a key factor in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
According to the city on the 30th, the number of self-quarantined individuals in the region surged from 726 on the 6th of this month to 1,727 on the 27th.
In response to the increase in self-quarantined individuals, the city plans to increase unannounced inspections conducted jointly by the city, district offices, and police from once a week to twice a week. Those who violate self-quarantine rules, such as unauthorized departure, will be reported to judicial authorities under a zero-tolerance policy.
Currently, 1,515 public officials dedicated to monitoring self-quarantined individuals check their health status remotely and verify whether they leave their quarantine space through visits made to support their daily necessities.
Additionally, autonomous districts use a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based integrated situation management system to continuously monitor the location of self-quarantined individuals and track any unauthorized departures.
Park Wol-hoon, Director of the Citizen Safety Office of the city, said, “This is a serious situation with nationwide infection spreading,” and added, “The city will strongly respond to unauthorized departures by self-quarantined individuals that threaten community safety. We ask all self-quarantine subjects to strictly adhere to quarantine rules.”
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