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KMID : 0904520210570010005
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Health and Medical Sociology
2021 Volume.57 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.29
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Legislation of inter-Korean Cooperation Quarantine System Under COVID-19 Pandemic
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Lee Yoon-Hyeon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to establish an inter-Korean cooperation quarantine law system, and to draw up a quarantine agreement (draft), the quarantine-related laws of the two Koreas were reviewed, compared, and analyzed. Accordingly, an agreement (draft) on inter-Korean quarantine was derived as follows.
The subject of quarantine, standards and methods of quarantine were to undergo quarantine investigations on people entering or leaving both sides of the South and North Korea, transportation means and cargo, such as containers in transportation means, beach supplies in transportation means, consumables and personal belongings. The quarantine principle was suggested to keep and protect the health of the residents of both sides by speeding up the quarantine procedure between the two sides, thorough prevention of quarantine infectious diseases through mutual cooperation quarantine, and blocking the spread of infectious diseases to other countries. The provision of information is to exchange accurate information on infectious diseases occurring in North and South Korea in real time between the quarantine authorities, and respond to the request of the other party for cooperation with infectious diseases and quarantine-related data without special circumstances. Quarantine notification and reporting shall be made to the head of the means of transport subject to the quarantine investigation, or the name of the means of transport to the quarantine authorities in charge of the relevant means of transport or hikers prior to departure of the means of transport or hikers. And nationality, number of crew members, hygiene status, name and quantity of cargo loaded, name of country of departure, presence of quarantine infectious disease patients, and hygiene status, etc.
Reporting obligations and quarantine measures are required when a person from South and North Korea faces a face-to-face, if a person who stays in an area where a quarantine infectious disease has occurred or who enters through the area has symptoms that may be suspected of a quarantine infectious disease, contact the quarantine authorities of both sides before meeting. I had to report back. In the case of an infectious disease patient or a dead person whose cause is unknown in the transportation means passing through both sides, the person in charge of the transportation means immediately informs both quarantine agencies, and the quarantine of both parties who received notification of the infectious disease patient or the deceased The authorities immediately rectified the site and took appropriate measures. For the issuance of quarantine certificates and ship hygiene certificates, both South and North Korea comply with the regulations in accordance with the International Health Regulation (IHR) of the WHO on quarantine. The request for prohibition or suspension of entry and exit allowed the quarantine authorities of both sides to request prohibition or suspension of exit or entry to persons, animals and plants deemed to be likely to cause serious harm to public health.
While drawing an agreement (draft) on inter-Korean quarantine, there was a practical limit to accurately grasp North Korea's health care and quarantine system. However, by examining the quarantine legislation between the two Koreas and preparing an agreement (draft), future revisions to related laws, quarantine and It is expected to be an important supporting data for health and medical cooperation. The agreement on inter-Korean quarantine (draft) prepares a plan to overcome the problems of the ?Agreement on Quarantine of the Gaeseong Industrial District?, and includes the quarantine location and quarantine time as well as the obligation to report, notification of quarantine, and quarantine investigations in more detail. It was intended to increase the effectiveness of the cooperative quarantine legislation.
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KEYWORD
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South Korea, North Korea, quarantine legislation, quarantine cooperation, quarantine agreement
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