Temporary Closure of Daycare Centers Extended in Buk and Gwangsan Districts, Gwangju

Buk-gu Decides to Extend Closure Until the 11th, Gwangsan-gu Until the 17th

Dong-gu 54 Locations, Seo-gu 227 Locations, Nam-gu 140 Locations to Operate from the 10th

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 9th that the daycare centers in Dong-gu, Seo-gu, and Nam-gu, which had been closed for two days from the 6th to the 7th, will resume normal operations from the 10th, while the closures in Buk-gu and Gwangsan-gu will be extended.

In Gwangsan-gu, where confirmed cases have occurred, the daycare center association agreed to extend the closure of all 399 centers until the 17th, while monitoring the trend of the novel coronavirus infection to consider whether to shorten the closure period.

Additionally, Buk-gu, adjacent to the area with confirmed cases, will extend the closure for two more days until the 11th for 305 centers.

Regarding the daycare center closures, Gwangju City plans to have childcare teachers either report to work normally or operate on a duty system to ensure that childcare is not disrupted for dual-income families and families who find home care difficult.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare also recognizes special measures by fully supporting childcare fees even if children are absent due to parents' infection concerns regardless of closure status, and by providing labor costs based on the standard number of children even if the actual number temporarily decreases at daycare centers.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education plans to close kindergartens in Buk-gu (48 centers) and Gwangsan-gu (30 centers), out of a total of 290 kindergartens, in the same manner as daycare centers, and will adjust the closure period while monitoring the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

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