Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju, Inspects Operation of COVID-19 'Safe Accommodation'

Safe Accommodations in Jinju City Used by 2,321 Overseas Arrivals Since March Last Year

Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City, is inspecting the operation of COVID-19 safety accommodations.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 21st, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il visited the "Safe Accommodation" operated as a policy to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) to inspect the facilities and operational status.

Mayor Cho checked the disinfection measures within the facility, convenience items provided to users, and the procedures for check-in and check-out, and encouraged the efforts of the on-site workers.

Jinju's Safe Accommodation, operated nationwide for the first time since March last year, is a temporary waiting accommodation for overseas arrivals who wait until their test results are notified after diagnostic testing. The city rents hotels in the city, and city hall officials manage and support accommodation users through 24-hour shift work.

Since March last year, the city has provided Safe Accommodation for university students from outbreak areas to undergo considerate testing and stay until their test results are available for safe school life.

Afterwards, it has mainly been provided to overseas students, overseas arrivals, and citizens who urgently need testing and temporary quarantine during local cluster infections.

So far, a total of 2,321 people have used the Safe Accommodation: 2,076 overseas arrivals, 185 university students from domestic outbreak areas, and 60 other users.

A Jinju city official stated, "Four confirmed cases related to overseas arrivals tested positive while waiting at the Safe Accommodation after considerate testing."

Jinju's Safe Accommodation is fully funded by the city and is evaluated as a proactive policy to provide transportation convenience for overseas arrivals and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the region.