[Livestock and Fisheries Newspaper=Reporter Hong Jeong-min] A 36-hour standstill order was issued from 21:00 on the 14th to 09:00 on the 16th to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in nationwide laying hen farms and related livestock facilities (such as slaughterhouses) and livestock vehicles. The Central Avian Influenza Incident Response Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as the Central Headquarters) announced that H5 avian influenza antigen was confirmed in a farm with 135,000 laying hens located in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on the 14th. In response, the Central Headquarters stated that the H5 avian influenza antigen detection is likely to be judged as highly pathogenic, in accordance with the "Avian Influenza Prevention Enforcement Decree (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Notice)."