Lee Jae-myung Orders "Military-Level" ASF Containment at Yeoncheon Border Quarantine Site

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung visited an African swine fever (ASF) quarantine site in Yeoncheon, a border area, on the 8th, and stated that all-out efforts must be made to prevent ASF recurrence through airtight containment quarantine activities.

On that day, Governor Lee toured past sites where wild boar carcasses were discovered alongside Yeoncheon County Governor Kim Gwang-chul and inspected the quarantine situation at wide-area fence sites built to prevent wild boar migration southward, encouraging related personnel.

At the site, Governor Lee stated, "If even a single wild boar escapes, it can become a problem. Regardless of the method, we must make efforts to capture them at a level comparable to military operations," and urged, "Please install fences thoroughly to prevent any gaps and make every effort in surveillance, searches, and capture activities."

Currently, there have been no ASF cases in farmed pigs in the province since October 9 of last year, but wild boars have accounted for 337 cases centered on the border areas since October of last year, including 238 in Yeoncheon, 97 in Paju, and 2 in Pocheon as of May 7.
Particularly from June to October, the period when agricultural activities increase and wild boar movements and sightings become frequent, thorough quarantine management is required.
Accordingly, the province designated the period from May 1 to October 31 as the "African Swine Fever (ASF) Special Quarantine Measures Period" and has established a 24-hour situation room to receive reports and implement rapid responses.
First, northern districts and counties have been designated as intensive quarantine management areas to completely block the entry and exit of pigs north of the Han River, and the province is operating 28 disinfection hubs and 162 farm checkpoints throughout the region.
Additionally, vehicle entry is principally prohibited for pig farms in the northern region, and fencing installation to prevent wild boar intrusion has been completed for 260 farms. The province is also promoting thorough disinfection during agricultural activities to 4,881 residents farming in the civilian control zone.

Furthermore, through an "ASF Response Capture Unit" composed of hunters gathered from across the country, concentrated firearm capture operations are being promoted in five municipalities including Yangju and Dongducheon in buffer and border areas, and enhanced measures including repositioning of capture equipment and intensified searches inside and outside fences are being implemented in existing outbreak areas.