Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, "Let's Operate Shuttle Buses by Seoul Districts for Incoming Chinese International Students"

Seoul Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu Proposes at 'Seoul City-Ministry of Education Joint Meeting' on 21st

On the morning of the 21st, the 'Seoul City-Ministry of Education Joint Meeting' was held at the Planning Situation Room of Seoul City Hall. District Mayor Moon Seok-jin (second from the left) and other attendees are holding the meeting while wearing masks.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, attended the 'Seoul Metropolitan Government-Ministry of Education Joint Meeting' held at the Seoul City Hall Planning Situation Room on the morning of the 21st, where he announced plans for managing Chinese international students and proposed efficient response measures.

The meeting was organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Ministry of Education, universities, and Seoul autonomous districts to efficiently protect and support Chinese international students entering the country in relation to COVID-19.

Mayor Moon stated, "We are cooperating with local universities to monitor the status of Chinese international student arrivals, and we plan to operate a 42-seat Seodaemun-gu shuttle bus about 10 times a day for approximately 20 days, running back and forth to the airport."

He also said, "If Chinese international students are refused boarding houses or if dormitories are insufficient and universities request assistance, the district is negotiating with local lodging businesses to support temporary housing facilities."

Seodaemun-gu is conducting one-on-one telephone monitoring of Chinese international students using a COVID-19 self-diagnosis application and phone calls, and plans to carry out continuous disinfection of dormitories and temporary housing facilities where they stay, as well as post-residence disinfection.

On this day, Mayor Moon Seok-jin requested active roles from universities and the Ministry of Education to verify personal information of international students.

He also suggested that since international students do not only reside near their universities, it would be necessary to divide Seoul into 4 to 5 zones and establish a shuttle bus operation system for each route to improve efficiency.

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