Jinju-si Promotes Compliance with Quarantine Rules at Elderly Care Facilities and Others

Shin Jong-woo, Jinju City Deputy Mayor, Visits Facilities and Urges Additional Vaccinations

Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo Visits Facility, Urges Additional Vaccinations
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 29th that Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo visited elderly care facilities and senior centers to urge compliance with quarantine rules and additional vaccinations (booster shots) following the phased recovery of daily life from COVID-19.

As the phased recovery of daily life has recently begun, concerns have grown over the loosening of quarantine measures in vulnerable facilities such as elderly care facilities and senior centers, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and an increase in severe cases centered on nursing hospitals and elderly facilities. Deputy Mayor Shin took direct action to address this issue.

Deputy Mayor Shin stated, “Additional vaccinations for high-risk groups whose vaccine effectiveness has decreased and active participation in vaccination by the unvaccinated are absolutely necessary.”

He also urged, “Please take the lead in preventing infectious diseases by complying with quarantine rules and receiving additional vaccinations at vulnerable facilities such as elderly care facilities and senior centers.”

Deputy Mayor Shin especially emphasized to senior center users the importance of following quarantine rules such as receiving booster shots, wearing masks, confirming completion of the second vaccination, prohibiting meals inside the senior centers, and maintaining visitor logs, to ensure that senior centers remain safe and comfortable leisure spaces for the elderly.