Mapo-gu, Emergency Disinfection and Public-Private Joint Campaign for COVID-19 Response

Emergency disinfection at 438 vulnerable facilities including community centers and daycare centers... Joint public-private campaign for domestic and international visitors at Hongdae Walking Street on the 10th... 111 million KRW emergency funds allocated to distribute emergency supplies and protect small business owners

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) will conduct emergency disinfection from the 10th to the 14th targeting 438 vulnerable facilities in the area to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

The disinfection targets include facilities mainly used by vulnerable groups such as senior citizen centers, daycare centers, kindergartens, and welfare facilities related to the elderly, children, and youth.

The disinfection work is carried out by the disinfection team visiting the facilities directly and spraying coronavirus-related disinfectant products registered with the Ministry of Environment using ultra-fine particle sprayers.

Additionally, the Saemaeul Autonomous Disinfection Teams of the 16 neighborhoods in Mapo-gu conduct high-pressure sterilization and spray disinfection twice a week at major points such as Hongtong Street, a foreigner-dense area, the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail, and the motel district near Sinchon, striving to block the spread of infectious diseases in the community.

On the 10th at 4 p.m., the district held a public-private joint campaign to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection targeting domestic and international visitors around the Hongdae Walkable Street area.

About 50 people, including Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun of Mapo-gu, the Hongdae Walkable Street Merchants Association, and public officials, participated in the campaign to spread lifestyle rules for preventing the novel coronavirus infection such as wearing masks, proper coughing etiquette, and handwashing.

A Mapo-gu Public Health Center official stated, “Simply disinfecting door handles and knobs with sterilizers containing sodium hypochlorite or alcohol is effective in preventing infectious diseases.”

To respond to the novel coronavirus, Mapo-gu has activated the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and all staff have entered an emergency response system. Recently, the district decided to urgently invest 111 million KRW from contingency funds and common agency expenses to distribute emergency supplies and protect small business owners.

Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun of Mapo-gu said, “The district is making an all-out effort by urgently supplying masks, hand sanitizers, and ear thermometers along with disinfection activities,” adding, “We will do our best until the infectious disease outbreak is over.”

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