Gwangju Urban Railway Corporation Discusses COVID-19 Prevention Measures and More

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (President Yoon Jin-bo) announced on the 4th that it held an "Emergency On-site Countermeasure Meeting for the Prevention of the Novel Coronavirus" at the Dong-gu Yongsan Vehicle Depot to discuss quarantine measures.

In particular, President Yoon Jin-bo and other executives personally inspected the quarantine site inside the trains and showed their commitment to thorough disinfection by extensively disinfecting handrails, seats, and other interior parts of the train cars together with the staff.

The corporation is currently increasing the train disinfection from once a month to twice a month and is conducting frequent spray disinfection on places frequently touched by passengers such as handrails and vertical poles to ensure perfect quarantine.

Additionally, at each station, they are frequently disinfecting escalator handrails and elevator buttons, which are the most frequently touched by customers, sterilizing disposable tickets daily, and providing hand sanitizers at every station for passengers to use freely.

Employees who interact with customers, such as station staff, are required to wear masks, and thorough station disinfection is being carried out as part of multifaceted preventive measures.

Along with this, through destination information displays and promotional materials within the stations, they are actively promoting how to report symptoms of novel coronavirus infection and preventive measures to take the lead in preventing its spread.

President Yoon Jin-bo said, “As the spread of the novel coronavirus continues, we are responding with vigilance,” and added, “Gwangju Subway is thoroughly implementing quarantine and disinfection, so please use it with confidence.”

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