Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Conducts 'Emergency Disinfection' at 502 Schools Across the Region

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Jang Hwikuk) will conduct an "Emergency Special Disinfection to Prevent the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus" targeting all 502 public and private schools, including kindergartens in the Gwangju area.

According to the Gwangju Office of Education on the 9th, a comprehensive special disinfection will be carried out for all 502 public and private kindergartens, elementary, middle, high, and special schools (including various schools) in the Gwangju area.

In particular, the Office of Education plans to complete this special disinfection within this month, before the new semester begins.

On the 7th and 8th, as the first phase of special disinfection, emergency disinfection was completed for 36 schools located near the residences of confirmed patients and schools they visited (within 1.5 to 2 km).

For the second phase of special disinfection covering all 502 schools in Gwangju, the Office of Education will urgently convene about 20 local professional disinfection companies and hold a meeting with related parties at 10 a.m. on the 10th in the small auditorium on the 4th floor of the Gwangju Education Research and Information Institute.

In particular, to ensure the effectiveness of disinfection to block COVID-19 infection, they plan to conduct two rounds of special disinfection (ULV ultrafine particle sterilizer spraying method) instead of general disinfection.

Hyun Kyung-sik, General Manager of Safety at the Gwangju Office of Education, said, "We will prepare an emergency special disinfection execution plan by school level and region and proceed with the second phase of special disinfection as quickly as possible." He added, "We will form an on-site inspection team and complete the special disinfection within this month before school starts to carefully protect the safety of students."

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