Gwangsan District Council of Gwangju Forms 'Emergency Response Committee' for COVID-19 Prevention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangsan District Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Chairman Bae Hongseok) announced on the 10th that it will form and operate an emergency response committee for the prevention of the novel coronavirus infection.

This initiative was promoted to prevent the rapid spread of the infectious disease in the region, as the infectious disease crisis alert level due to the novel coronavirus continues to rise, and especially because the 16th and 18th confirmed cases occurred in Gwangsan District.

The emergency committee is composed of 8 members: Operations Committee Chairman Gong Byeongcheol as chairman, Chairman Bae Hongseok, Vice Chairman Kim Eundan, Planning and General Affairs Committee Chairman Jo Yeongim, Industry and City Committee Chairman Kang Jangwon, and council members Guk Ganghyeon, Jo Sanghyeon, and Lee Younghun, and plans to actively carry out measures to prevent the spread of the infection.

In addition, they will share the activity status of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Gwangsan District Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, collect opinions from local residents and deliver them to the countermeasures headquarters, establishing an organic cooperation system. The district council plans to discuss proactive measures by each standing committee.

Gong Byeongcheol, chairman of the emergency response committee, said, "We will strengthen all-out responses to prevent additional confirmed cases in our district and devote all efforts to proactive preventive measures for residents' safety until the situation is over."

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