Operation of Dongdaemun Fashion Town COVID-19 Nighttime On-site Counseling Center

Operating daily from the night of the 5th until the end of the situation (excluding Saturdays)... Fever checks, COVID-19 prevention guidelines and response instructions, and emergency special loan consultations

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seo Yang-ho) will install and operate a nighttime on-site consultation center related to the novel coronavirus (hereinafter COVID-19) in front of the currency exchange at DDP Fashion Mall starting from the 5th.

The on-site consultation center will operate daily (except Saturdays) from 10 PM to 5 AM the next day, considering the working hours of Dongdaemun merchants who make a living through wholesale business.

Three staff members will be stationed to provide on-site consultations such as temperature checks, COVID-19 prevention guidelines, and response measures for visitors and merchants who come to Dongdaemun at night or early morning.

Additionally, consultations regarding special emergency loans urgently arranged by the district office for merchants affected by COVID-19 will be provided. Especially, considering the characteristics of the Dongdaemun Fashion Town area with a large floating population, monitoring of COVID-19 related unusual cases during nighttime hours will also be conducted.

The district office has taken various measures as Dongdaemun merchants, who frequently trade with Chinese people, have faced difficulties in business due to COVID-19.

First, the district office has specially and urgently allocated 4 billion KRW from the Small and Medium Business Development Fund to support small and medium enterprises and small business owners affected by COVID-19, accepting applications for two weeks from the 17th to the 28th.

On the 3rd, COVID-19 related precautionary education was conducted for the presidents of merchant associations and facility managers of sales facilities in the Dongdaemun area on the 4th floor of DDP Fashion Mall.

At this event, the district office requested cooperation to monitor daily the occurrence of suspected cases and unusual situations among employees of each sales facility, and the merchants also expressed their willingness to actively participate.

Furthermore, the district office will carry out large-scale disinfection until the spread of COVID-19 subsides. Starting from the 7th, disinfection support will be provided targeting traditional markets and large stores (a total of 41 locations, 28,318 stores), including Dongdaemun. Merchants are also conducting self-disinfection, joining hands with the district office to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, "Although many merchants have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus, I thank them for actively cooperating with the district office to prevent the spread of COVID-19," and added, "We will devote all our efforts to minimize damage to the local commercial district and revitalize it."

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