Park (34), who lives in Incheon, heard the news on the 6th that the only family member living with him was confirmed with Corona 19.



Park, who tested negative but was classified as a close contact of the confirmed person, was later notified of self-quarantine from the local public health center.



When Mr. Park, who had no daily necessities such as bottled water and food at all, said, "I will only go straight to my car because all my cash is in a parked car."



Park requested support supplies for those in self-quarantine, but said that this could also be delayed due to the large number of quarantined persons.



In the end, Park, who could not eat or drink water for two days, suffered a sudden headache and collapsed and had to be taken to 119 emergency services.



Park said today (16th), "I don't usually use a card and the only cash I have is in the car, so delivery or ordering is impossible, so I starved for six meals." I told him to drink tap water,'" he complained.



He continued, "I'm still young, so it's fine, but what if the elderly and the vulnerable were in the same situation?" He continued. It is a problem,” he pointed out.



Unbreakable Corona 19 '4th Pandemic'As the number of self-quarantined people is rapidly increasing, the quarantine management of each local government is also reaching its limit.



According to the city of Incheon, the average daily self-quarantine in Incheon was 8,014 from the beginning of this month until the 14th.



This is a 26.89% increase compared to the average daily self-quarantine of 5,866 people for three months from June to August.



As of the 14th of this month, Seo-gu (2,309 people) had the most self-quarantine, followed by Michuhol-gu (1,339), Yeonsu-gu (1,341), Bupyeong-gu (1,180), and Namdong-gu (1) 173 people), and so on.



As of the same day, the number of public officials managing these self-quarantined people (8,937 people) stood at 5,228, which is still insufficient even though there were hundreds more than last month.



Because of this, there are cases where management is disrupted, such as citizens who are in self-quarantine like Mr. Park not receiving necessary goods and support in a timely manner.



Normally, when a person in self-quarantine occurs, a dedicated public official is assigned, but as the number of confirmed cases increases, the workload of public officials becomes serious, and in some cases, the assignment itself is delayed depending on the circumstances of the military/district.



An official from a local government in Incheon said, "When a self-quarantine occurs, one public official is assigned exclusively, but in most cases, the original work and Corona 19-related work are concurrently performed." said.



As the principle of home isolation is the basic principle of Incheon City, it is a policy to ensure that vulnerable people such as the elderly and infirm enter self-quarantine, so that they can be managed more carefully.



An Incheon city official said, "Self-quarantine who need hospital treatment can receive inpatient treatment instead of home isolation."