Daegu and Gyeongbuk Cancel Events One After Another to Prevent New Coronavirus Spread

Emergency Response Meeting on Novel Coronavirus Infection Chaired by Mayor Kwon Young-jin (Photo by Daegu City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) have occurred, cities and counties in Daegu and Gyeongbuk have successively canceled the Jeongwol Daeboreum moon-viewing events.

On the 30th, Buk-gu, Daegu announced the sudden cancellation of the Geumho River Jeongwol Daeboreum Festival, which usually attracts over 10,000 citizens annually, due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Dalseo-gu also canceled the moon-viewing festival that was scheduled to be held at Wolgwang Riverside Park, and Nam-gu canceled the Daeboreum event that was to take place at Sincheon Riverside.

Other basic local governments in Daegu, such as Dalseong-gun, are also reviewing the cancellation of most Daeboreum events.

Andong-si in Gyeongbuk had planned to hold Daeboreum events such as Yutnori, Jisinbalgi, and Daljiptaeugi with about 3,000 people gathered along the Nakdong River, but decided to cancel them suddenly on the same day.

In Gyeongju, the Jeongwol Daeboreum festivals that were scheduled to be held at Seocheon Riverside and Chilpyeongcheon Riverside, organized by the Festival Committee and Anmaekhoe, were canceled.

Traditional cultural festivals such as Gumi’s Geumodaeje for Jeongwol Daeboreum, Sangju’s Jeongwol Daeboreum Bridge Stepping, Kimcheon’s Moon-viewing Festival, and Yeongcheon’s Citizen Hanmadang were also decided not to be held to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Cheongdo-gun is planning to decide soon whether to hold the nationally famous Jeongwol Daeboreum Folk Hanmadang, but it is currently known that cancellation is highly likely.

The county had planned a folk Hanmadang at Cheongdocheon Riverside, consisting of the Doju Tug-of-War and Daljiptaeugi, designated as Gyeongbuk intangible cultural assets, along with fireworks.

As the government raised the infectious disease crisis alert to the caution stage and the number of suspected cases is increasing in the province, cities and counties plan to monitor the situation and make a final decision on whether to hold the Jeongwol Daeboreum events.

The province expects that cases of canceling Jeongwol Daeboreum events will continue to increase in the future due to concerns that the novel coronavirus could spread if large crowds gather.

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