시사&소설

Where you can planespot in Jeju, Korea.

Case 91. Tested positive on December 8 after case 90. This person contacted case 76 who got infected by getting near the community leaders from Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Case 92. Is family with case 90. Tested positive on December 8. They told the authority that they went to a church in Ara-dong on December 6. This resulted in schools turn classes into on-line.

Case 93. Is a family with Case 91. Tested positive on December 9.
Case 94~96. Been to Hungary together. Had themselves tested at the walk-thru clinic at Jeju airport.

Jeju on Thursday night confirmed 3 of 18 foreign students tested positive for COVID19 on their first day in South Korea.
The 3 patients are from Bangladesh, who arrived at Incheon International Airport, transited to Gimpo airport, and took a flight to Jeju.

They followed the instructions to take tests at the walk-through screening clinic at the airport. The results came out late at night on the same day.
So, Jeju has 4 people infected by coronavirus as of June 19th.

 Wow! It has been 13 days since Jeju had its 13th case of coronavirus confirmed on April 13th. This marks it again(!) as one of the safest place in South Korea from COVID-19. It is considered coronavirus-free for keeping '0' infection in 14 days. The 13th patient was allowed to return home on April 26th afternoon, according to Jeju.

 Jeju made the first history on March 18th when was the 14th day since the 4th patient tested positive on March 4th. It was broken on March 24th, when a couple was revealed to be infected after returning from Spain.

 This can make people feel secured from the global crisis though another fear is closing in. And, that is the coming 'golden week' starting from April 30th, Buddha's Birthday, till May 5th, Children's Day. JTA(Jeju Tourism Association) is expecting as many as 180 thousand tourists will visit Jeju.

 More worries are from the 2 cases of the 1st & the 6th patient, who were re-hospitalized after being discharged as they got resulted in coronavirus negative. Some has been treated in-house for over 14 days, e.g. the 5th was still in bed after she was transferred to hospital on March 24th.

 With a knife above the head, Jeju authorities are trying to put best efforts to prevent the virus from being spread all over during and after the golden week. As a countermeasure, they designed special procedures for entry to Jeju Island. The detailed is as below:

(Already in preactice)

1. Onboard notice through announcement, compulsory report of overseas travelers, tests in coordination with public health centers, etc.

2. Walk-through clinic for managing overseas travelers.

(Newly introducing, of which purpose is widening suspicious testees to domestic visitors)

3. Abnormal body temperature down to 37.3℃ from 37.5℃.

3-1. In case one is diagnosed suspicious, he or she will be requested to write a health question form, and then, if necessary, to go to the walk-through clinic to be tested.

4. Jeju will set up more thorough system to check body temperature of every person one by one.

5. Jeju will make all people fall in a line, keeping 1-meter-away rule, etc.

6. Jeju will also proceed new operaional system of the walk-through clinic as it adds 2 multi-purpose negative/positive pressure sample collection booths, aka ultrafast walk-through.

6-1. An ultrafast walk-through clinic is a one-person test facility, which is safe and in capable of quick tests. It also has advantages because it doesn't require of medical staff putting on level-D safety equipment or disinfecting the inside.

7. Jeju Airport Company and airline companies will give more announcements of Special Procedures of Entry Season 2 and COVID-19 Sanitation Rules.

7-1. They will make best use of flight reservation text messages, messengers, and put up more banners for information.

 All international flights at Jeju international airport stop flying as of March 19th, Jeju MBC reported on March 19th.

 According to it, Spring Airlines of China announced that it has run a special line between Jeju and Shanghai for the convenience of illegal Chinese people who wanted to leave Jeju, but has no more plan.

 The regular international airlines has been shut down since the coronavirus outbreak. And commercial airline companies are known to keep business that way even after summer schedules begin on March 29th, it added.

 The Pros and Cons over the 2nd airport in Jeju is neck-and-neck.

 A recent poll, requested jointly by Jejusori, Jejusinbo, Jeju MBC and Jeju CBS, resulted in 'Agree' 47.3%, and 'Disagree' 48.5%, Jejusori, on Monday, reported. The previous one showed a not quite different answers as 'Agree' 47.9%, and 'Disagree' 45.4%, it added.

 For 'Disagree', people in the 40s(56.5%) and 50s(51.3%), white-collar workers(54.1%) and housewives(54.5%) are higher than other groups. The constituency of Jeju City A, where the present airport is located, is special as 'Disagree' is 55.7% that is very higher than 'Agree' 40.1% by 15.6% points.

 For 'Agree', people in the 30s(50.5%) and over 60(50.6%), primary workers(53.0%) answered relatively more. The electoral district of Seogwipo City got 53.5% of 'Agree', which is higher than 'Disagree' (40.7%) by 12.8% points. The election precinct of Jeju City B made 50.2% of 'Agree', comparing with 46.7% of 'Disagree', what makes a 3.5% points difference.

 The 3 regions(Seongsan-eup, Pyoseon-myeon, and Namwon-eup), which includes the 2nd airport location, are concluded in 62.1% of 'Disagree', while 'Agree' is 25.9%.

 Jejuites chose, as a solution for the conflict, 'Re-examination(29.8%)' first. 'Opinion Survey(23.6%)' and 'Referendum(23.6%)' came next. 'Stick to the Plan' made 22.8%.

 For 'Re-examination', 40s(38.1%), Jeju City A district(34.1%), and white-collar workers(36.5%) voted the most.

 For 'Referendum', under 20(28.%) and student(28.2%) showed more interests.

 For 'Stick to the Plan', over 60(29.8%), Seogwipo City district(30.8%), and primary industry workers(34.2%) got the most answers.