Lee Jae-myung Sends Thank-You Letters to COVID-19 Community Treatment Center Partners and Medical Staff

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung has sent thank-you letters to 12 private companies and medical institutions that supported community treatment centers and temporary facilities for overseas-arriving residents operated by Gyeonggi Province for treating mild COVID-19 patients.

On the 29th, the governor sent letters to Hanwha Life CEO Yeo Seung-ju, Kia Motors CEO Choi Jun-young, and SK Telecom President Park Jung-ho, who provided company-owned facilities as community treatment centers and temporary facilities, expressing gratitude, saying "You fulfilled your social responsibility to overcome the crisis together with the people," and "The support of your companies formed the foundation of Gyeonggi Province's swift and strong quarantine system that has drawn nationwide attention."

Additionally, the governor conveyed appreciation to Park Ryong-min, Hospital Director of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, the dedicated medical institution for the community treatment center, and Gyeonggi Province Medical Center, saying "The dedicated efforts of medical staff became an invaluable source of strength in solidifying the quarantine frontline." He also expressed gratitude to the 55th Division, 3rd Airborne Brigade, Yongin East Police Station, and Icheon Police Station, which dispatched military and police personnel.

In particular, the governor expressed appreciation to the heads and residents of Bonmu 3-ri and Bongmyeong 1-ri in Namsareup, Cheoindong-gu, Yongin-si, and the head and residents of Mok-ri, Icheon-si, who actively informed local residents of the necessity of community treatment centers and temporary facilities and provided full support and cooperation. He emphasized, "In this new phase where quarantine and daily life coexist, let us overcome COVID-19 by sharing wisdom together."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province opened its first community treatment center for treating mild COVID-19 patients at the Hanwha Life Training Center in Yongin on March 19 and operated it until April 29. The second center was also operated at the Kia Motors Osan Education Center in Yongin from April 17 to June 25, with a total of 348 patients admitted and recovered.

Furthermore, on April 20, when confirmed cases from overseas arrivals were spreading, the province established a self-quarantine facility for Gyeonggi Province residents arriving from abroad at the SK Telecom Human Resources Development Center in Icheon to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Currently, while the operation of the second community treatment center has ended, Gyeonggi Province has installed the Gyeonggi Capital Region 2 Community Treatment Center, designated by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, at the SME and Venture Business Training Center in Ansan and began operations on the 23rd in preparation for COVID-19 spread and prolonged impact in the Seoul metropolitan area.