[Photo] Yoo Deok-yeol, Dongdaemun District Mayor, Inspects COVID-19 Response Site

On the afternoon of the 5th, inspection of response status at Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center's screening clinic, Myeongseong Senior Center, Dongdaemun-gu Senior Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, etc... Checking masks, hand sanitizers, staff work conditions, and gathering opinions from elderly facility users regarding closures

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun District, visited the Dongdaemun District Public Health Center's screening clinic, senior centers, and the comprehensive welfare center for the elderly to check the situation on the front lines of the response to the novel coronavirus infection.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the afternoon of the 5th, Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, personally took action to inspect the situation at the frontline of the response to the novel coronavirus infection in Dongdaemun-gu.

Mayor Yoo visited the screening clinic located within the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center to assess the operation status of the screening clinic medical team and the staff working in the waiting area in front of the screening clinic entrance, urging the staff once again to operate thoroughly without any gaps.

He also carefully checked whether masks, hand sanitizers, thermometers, and informational banners were properly provided in the waiting area, and added instructions to the staff in charge to guide patients so that there would be no confusion in finding the entrance or route.

Next, he visited Myeongseong Senior Citizens' Center in Yongsin-dong to explain the prevention guidelines for the novel coronavirus infection to the elderly and to hear their opinions on the closure of the senior center.

Earlier, since January 29, the district has been conducting monitoring of 135 senior centers in the area to check awareness of prevention guidelines and infection control measures, education dissemination to facility workers and users, availability of hand sanitizers and masks within the facilities, implementation of restrictions on outsiders' access, and any special reports or consultations related to the novel coronavirus infection.

Mayor Yoo confirmed the monitoring results again on-site through senior center officials on this day.

Finally, he visited the Dongdaemun Senior Welfare Center to encourage the staff working hard to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, stopped by a classroom where a program class was in progress to inform the elderly about prevention guidelines, and listened to opinions regarding class suspensions.

Mayor Yoo especially continued his meticulous efforts by visiting facilities where many elderly gather to easily explain symptoms and prevention methods for those who could be at risk if infected by the virus.

The district is making every effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. Until the situation ends, staff members visit 23 small lodging businesses (22 urban guesthouses and 1 hanok experience business) once a week in pairs including a community nurse to check the provision of quarantine supplies such as hand sanitizers and masks, fever checkers, and foreign language informational materials and banners on novel coronavirus prevention guidelines. They have also established a self ‘Novel Coronavirus Infection Spread Prevention Measures Guidance and Inspection Plan’ for construction sites with many foreign workers, identifying the work status of foreign workers including those from China, the status of workers who have visited China, and corresponding on-site measures.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We will establish an ironclad defense to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection in the local community through thorough operation of the screening clinic and meticulous management of multi-use facilities so that residents can live without worry.”

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