Yeongdeungpo-gu, Full Disinfection of National Assembly... Closed 24 Hours

Ha Yoon-su, President of the Korea Teachers' Union, Confirmed COVID-19 Positive After Attending Debate at National Assembly Members' Office Building... Yeongdeungpo-gu Strongly Requests Temporary Closure and Disinfection of the National Assembly to the Secretariat

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) has taken all-out measures to block community infection by strongly requesting the National Assembly to close related facilities and conducting disinfection and sterilization inside, outside, and around the facilities after one of the participants in a forum held at the National Assembly on the 19th was confirmed to have COVID-19.

This action was taken following the confirmation on the 22nd that Ha Yun-su, president of the Korea Federation of Teachers' Associations, tested positive for COVID-19. President Ha attended the forum held in the main conference room of the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 19th, where lawmakers from the United Future Party, including Kwak Sang-do, Shim Jae-cheol, and Jeon Hee-kyung, were also present.

Upon confirming this fact, the district immediately held an emergency countermeasure meeting to initiate an emergency response and worked closely with the National Assembly Secretariat to prepare countermeasures.

Right after the countermeasure meeting, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il contacted the National Assembly Secretariat by phone to request the closure of the National Assembly main building, Members' Office Building, and thorough disinfection to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

He also requested that the health status of employees and event participants be fully monitored and that the results be reported to the district office.

In addition, in accordance with Article 47 (Quarantine Measures for Infectious Disease Outbreaks) of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, on the 24th at 6 p.m., the district conducted disinfection and sterilization inside and around the National Assembly buildings (National Assembly main building, Members' Office Building, National Assembly Library, etc.) through a professional disinfection company.

The district plans to work closely with related organizations such as the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the National Assembly Secretariat, and Seoul City to trace the movements of confirmed cases and identify additional confirmed cases, while establishing a 24-hour emergency response system and focusing on thorough disinfection and prevention.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il stated, “It is very regrettable that sporadic confirmed case movements are being identified within the region,” and added, “We will protect the lives and safety of our residents through all-out cooperation between the public and private sectors.”

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