Yeonggwang-gun, All-Out Effort to Block the Spread of COVID-19

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) is strengthening disinfection and sterilization of multi-use facilities to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

On the 10th, according to Yeonggwang-gun, the target facilities are focused on multi-use facilities with high population inflow such as the bus terminal, surrounding shopping districts, chili market, and daily market, and plans to continue regular disinfection going forward.

Additionally, disinfection supplies were distributed to 11 towns and townships to conduct large-scale disinfection targeting multi-use facilities and areas visited by foreigners.

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection, the county has been implementing preventive measures according to government manuals for early prevention and infection blocking, and urgently invested 33 million won in contingency funds for infectious disease prevention.

Preventive items such as hand sanitizers, detergents, and disinfectants were distributed to 138 multi-use facilities to promptly respond to the prevention of infectious disease spread.

Since the 3rd, the public health center has formed its own prevention team and strengthened on-site preventive activities targeting all 373 senior citizen centers in the jurisdiction, including placing hand sanitizers and detergents, posting posters of national action guidelines for infection prevention, infectious disease prevention education, village broadcasting, and surrounding disinfection.

A public health center official said, “We ask that people refrain from visiting areas where the novel coronavirus has occurred, wash hands with running water for more than 30 seconds, cover coughs with sleeves, wear masks when going out, and strictly follow the national action guidelines for infection prevention.”

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