Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health, Immigration
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency; Planning and strategy; Creation of or release of plans
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Central Incidence Management System (IMS) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Central Emergency Response System of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)
Overview: The Korean government takes all-out measures to prevent coronavirus infection within the community. The Central Incidence Management System (IMS) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Central Emergency Response System of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced that they will step up the community response system in cooperation with local governments as the infectious disease alert level was raised to “orange”, the third level in the four-tier system.
• Medical screening for returning nationals from Wuhan
• Guidelines for health professionals on handling cases issued
• Hospital wards designated in preparation for cases
Full details here: http://www.mohw.go.kr/eng/nw/nw0101vw.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=1007&MENU_ID=100701&page=1&CONT_SEQ=352623&SEARCHKEY=TITLE&SEARCHVALUE=coronavirus
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report), Perception of an increased threat
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, International – government