Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon Visits Screening Clinic for Novel Coronavirus

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon visited a screening clinic for the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) in Pyeongtaek to inspect operations and encourage on-site workers.

Screening clinics are separate facilities located outside emergency rooms or isolated from medical institutions where people with suspected symptoms of the novel coronavirus receive medical examination before entering other facilities.

Pyeongtaek has a total of seven screening clinics: four at hospitals (Good Morning Hospital, Park Ae Hospital, Pyeongtaek Sungmo Hospital, PMC Park Hospital) and three at health centers (Pyeongtaek Health Center, Songtan Health Center, Anjung Health Subcenter).

During his visits to Good Morning Hospital and Songtan Health Center screening clinics, Mayor Jung Jang-seon inspected medical treatment conditions and equipment while urging staff, "Your roles on the front line are important to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Please do your best to prevent further spread."

The city urged residents who develop symptoms of suspected novel coronavirus infection within 14 days of visiting China to wear a mask, minimize contact with others, and report to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency call center (1339) or the relevant health center (Pyeongtaek Health Center 031-8024-4331, Songtan Health Center 031-8024-7280~3, Anjung Health Subcenter 031-8024-8630~3) before visiting a medical institution.