Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon Visits Camp Humphreys to Assess COVID-19 Response Status

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon visited Camp Humphreys, a U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, on the 9th to assess the COVID-19 response situation on the ground.

The on-site visit was attended by Mayor Jeong Jang-seon, the head of Pyeongtaek Health Center, and the head of the Korea-U.S. Cooperation Project Division. Following a briefing by Camp Humphreys Commander Michael Tremblay on COVID-19 response measures, they toured major facilities.

Mayor Jeong first visited Brian D. Alwood Army Hospital, a medical facility within Camp Humphreys, and reviewed the operation of screening clinics and negative pressure rooms as well as quarantine response systems.

The group then inspected compliance with safety protocols at multi-use facilities including the Commissary and PX.

U.S. military officials explained that "the Commissary and PX are limiting the number of visitors entering the facilities, and are making efforts to prevent COVID-19 through maintaining distance between users, installing barriers at checkout counters, and requiring mask-wearing."

Commander Tremblay stated, "We are maintaining the Health Protection Condition (HPCON) at the second-highest level, C+, to thoroughly prepare for the end of COVID-19," and added, "Through cooperation with the local community, we will make greater efforts so that both residents and USFK personnel can return to daily life as soon as possible."

Mayor Jeong Jang-seon said, "Seeing Camp Humphreys' response measures gives me confidence," and emphasized, "Let us overcome this current crisis together through close cooperation between the city and Camp Humphreys."