Osan City Activates Emergency Medical Services and Quarantine System During Chuseok Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Osan City will operate an emergency medical service system from September 18 to 22 during the Chuseok holiday period.

To this end, Osan City will establish an emergency medical response situation room at the Health Center and monitor the status of open medical institutions and pharmacies, as well as maintain and inspect the on-duty medical institution service system.

In particular, during the holiday period, in cooperation with the Medical Association and Pharmacists Association, 181 'open medical institutions and pharmacies during the Chuseok holiday' will be designated and operated on a date-by-date basis.

Additionally, the city plans to rapidly respond to cluster infection occurrences and spread through operating screening clinics for infectious disease prevention and COVID-19 response during the Chuseok holiday, and operating a 24-hour emergency quarantine response system for monitoring confirmed cases, self-quarantined individuals, and overseas arrivals.

Information on available medical institutions and pharmacies during the Chuseok holiday period can be found through the Osan City website (www.osan.go.kr), Emergency Medical Information Portal E-Gen (www.e-gen.or.kr), the smartphone app "Emergency Medical Information," or by calling 129 (Ministry of Health and Welfare Call Center), 120 (Gyeonggi Province Call Center), or 119 (119 Emergency Dispatch Center).