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“Maybe we too …” Hyundai Heavy Industries expansion, a shaky industry “
Corona 19 second pandemic emergency
Reporter Kwon Seung-hyuk [email protected]
Check-in: 2020-09-08 19:15:43Revision: 2020-09-08 19:35:38Published: 2020-09-08 19:22:43 (p. 2)
On the 8th, Hyundai Heavy Industries employees and others undergo a corona19 diagnosis at the screening clinic at Dong-gu Health Center in Ulsan. Provided by Ulsan Dong-gu Health Center
At Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan Shipyard, four new employees and one employee’s son were serially infected with Corona 19 over three days from 6-8, increasing tensions not only in the local community but also in the industry in general. With the COVID-19 outbreak at the production site of large companies with a high density of workers, there are concerns that depending on the rate of spread, it could be another primer for the spread of local communities.
According to the city of Ulsan and Hyundai Heavy Industries on the 8th, three colleagues (# 121 ~ 123) who worked in the same building from the construction department of Hyundai Heavy Industries external office building department were judged as the local number 115 confirmed (45-year-old male, Buk-gu) on day 6. One consecutive day, tested positive for Corona 19. Here, the 115th confirmed patient’s child was also determined as the 120th confirmed (9-year-old male, Buk-gu) . From confirmed patient 115, it spread through internal infection and spread between family members. No. 121 (a 58-year-old man, Buk-gu) and No. 122 (a 57-year-old man, Dong-gu) were in close contact with the same department as the 115-year-old, and the confirmed 123 (man from 38 years old, Dong-gu) and 115 Although the apartment is different, it was found that they met three times while brushing their teeth in the bathroom of the building.
After confirmation of route flashing 115 times
Ulsan shipyard coworkers and 4 infected children
27,000 employees only in subcontractors
In the worst case, the Hyundai Heavy production site is closed.
Chain infection ’emergency’ in large-scale workplaces
On the 7th, Hyundai Heavy Industries took steps to prevent 500 workers working in the same building with the No. 115 confirmed from going to work for a day, and then on the 8th, about 300 employees using the same floor as the No. 121-123 confirmed going to work. I didn’t ask for a diagnostic test.
In particular, the city of Ulsan is struggling because it does not know the contagion route of No. 115. A city official said: “In the case of No. 115, the source of infection has not been identified,” he said. “Once it becomes important to block more infections at large-scale commercial sites, we are concentrating our quarantine capabilities.”
The confirmed number 115 presented a fever for the first time on day 3, and since day 1, two days ago, he repeatedly went to work, eats at the company and returns to the motorcycle. On the 3rd, I visited one of the buk-gu mart and on the 4th, I visited a member of the company. Employees of the building where they work have been known to share showers and restaurants inside the home. It means that there is a potential for additional confirmed cases to occur inside and outside the company. In cooperation with quarantine authorities, the company is conducting a corona 19 diagnostic test in conjunction with a ban on serving hundreds of workers in the building. There are even concerns that the production site could be closed in the worst case scenario if the spread of Corona 19 is not detected. The total number of subcontractors and subcontractors working for Hyundai Heavy Industries is 27,000.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Chairman Han Young-seok said in a statement that day: “To prevent further spread of Corona 19, be sure to follow relevant precautionary guidelines, such as washing your hands and wearing a mask.” “If you come into contact with a confirmed patient or have abnormal symptoms such as a cough or fever, do not go to work. He urged them to contact the general control room or the public health center and act according to the manual ”.
When news of Hyundai Heavy Industries’ collective infection broke out in Ulsan, the local industry became more tense, as the social distancing of corona prevention within the company strengthened. Some voices are concerned that the crown crisis at Hyundai Heavy Industries could be a sign of a chain expansion in the industry. A representative of a small and medium local manufacturer said: “If there is even a confirmed corona19, it may be difficult for the company to exist, so we are reinforcing the corona 19 prevention measures with the feeling of walking on an ice sheet. thin, like banning dinners and business trips for all employees, and mandatory heating controls. “
Reporter Kwon Seung-hyuk [email protected]
