Boseong-gun Reinforces Public Health Workforce to Block COVID-19... Full-Scale Response

Active COVID-19 Response Utilizing Professional Staff at Boseong-gun Health Clinics

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 22nd that starting from the 25th, it will reinforce the COVID-19 infection response team by assigning specialized health medical personnel to respond more swiftly to COVID-19.

The personnel to be added this time total seven, who previously worked at the health clinics in the towns and townships, and will be assigned as support staff to the Boseong-gun Public Health Center and health branches.

Through this measure, the county expects to alleviate the excessive workload burden on existing workers, which has increased due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, enabling a faster and more accurate response to the COVID-19 situation.

A public health center official stated, “By efficiently utilizing the additional personnel, we aim to strengthen infectious disease response capabilities, and not only in prevention but also in professional handling during COVID-19 outbreaks, reducing initial response time and greatly helping to prevent spread.”

County Governor Kim Cheol-woo said, “Blocking the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19 requires accurate judgment and rapid response capabilities. This reinforcement will provide an opportunity for employees, who have been overburdened for over a year, to perform at their best condition, and through this, we expect to protect the health and safety of our residents more firmly.”

Meanwhile, Boseong-gun is preparing an ordinance to increase the number of public officials in the acute infectious disease response sector in preparation for COVID-19 response and vaccination situations, and has formed a public-private cooperative ‘COVID-19 Vaccination Promotion Team’ together with the medical association and others to fully prepare for vaccine administration.