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119 (one-one-nine) is anemergency telephone number in parts of Asia and in Jamaica. From May 2020, 119 was introduced in the United Kingdom as thesingle non-emergency number for theCOVID-19 testing helpline in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.[1] From January 2022, 119 was introduced in Romania as thesingle non-emergency number for reporting cases of abuse, neglect, exploitation and any other form of violence against the child.[2]
The 119 Information Center of the Minister of Interior Affairs was founded in 2009 inKabul city with 58 employees operating 24 hours a day. This main goal of this information center is to give citizens an opportunity to report complaints of police misbehavior, corruption, and human rights violations, criminal and terrorist activity. In 2013, with the help of the public, the 119 information prevented many dangerous attacks against people and property. In 2020, the national police disabled 173 mines, discovered 15 suicide vests, and arrested 20 suicide attackers.[3]
119 is recognised in China as the standard emergency telephone number forfirefighters. Similar to Japan, the emergency telephone number for police is 110, but ambulance service is available with the emergency telephone number120 in China.[4]
119 in Japan is a direct-dial emergency number that connects the caller to the fire brigade andemergency medical services. Although the dispatchers still record the address of the emergency call manually, most systems are now set up to automatically log the location of the call. Unlike many emergency telephone number services, the 119 system in Japan only services fire and ambulance services. Police are called using a separate emergency telephone number,110.[5]
The 1-1-9 inMaldives is a direct-dial free emergency telephone number that connects the caller to the national police; theMaldives Police Service.[6]
119 is adirect-dial emergency telephone number inSouth Korea forfire brigade andambulance service operated by theNational Emergency Management Agency. The caller's location is automatically traced once the call is connected, and operators who can speak Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean should be available.
1339 is a separate telephone number reserved for non-emergency medical information calls. An emergencypager service called 'U119' also exists for registered people such as the elderly or cancer patients.112 is the emergency number for police, with other numbers dedicated for other situations, such as discovery of missing persons.
The 1-1-9 emergency response system in Sri Lanka was established during the time of theSri Lankan Civil War. It was established for the aid in battling terrorism by the means of helping civilians in the conflict, and also as a supportive tool in locating and preventing attacks by terrorists.[citation needed] But now,[when?] 119 has become the standard emergency telephone number for calling the police. When a caller dials 119, the request goes to the Police Emergency Division inColombo, and will be diverted to the police station nearest to the caller's location, depending on the situation. Though mainly used to contact police, 119 calls can be placed to summon the Fire Brigade as well, whereas the call will be again diverted. The number is accessible from any part of the island on all telephone and cellular networks.
119 is recognised inTaiwan as the emergency telephone number forfirefighters and ambulance services.
Introduced on 18 May 2020, the non-emergency urgent telephone number 119 is allocated to theCOVID-19 vaccine helpline in England.[7] It allows people to arrange Coronavirus vaccination appointments. In Scotland, 0300 303 2713 is the non-geographical telephone number to be used, instead of 119.[1]
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