All Daycare Centers in Dongdaemun-gu Closed

Closure from the 25th to March 9th... Complete cancellation of daycare-related events... Emergency childcare during closure, enhanced infection prevention and hygiene management at daycare centers

The volunteer disinfection team in Dongdaemun-gu is disinfecting the entrance of a local daycare center.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) will close all daycare centers (215 locations) in the district for two weeks from the 25th to March 9th.

This measure follows the recent upgrade of the COVID-19 crisis alert to the 'Severe' level.

On the 24th, the district office sent official letters regarding the daycare closures to all daycare centers in the area, and on the 25th, a 'home notice' informing families of the closure was distributed to each household.

Additionally, for newly enrolled children who had pre-registered, the actual attendance date has been postponed by one week from the original March 2nd to March 10th. Accordingly, they should attend starting March 10th, the same as current students.

In the sudden closure situation of daycare centers, 'emergency childcare' will be provided for dual-income families who find it difficult to care for their children at home. To this end, △ childcare staff attendance △ vehicle operation △ disinfection measures will be carried out normally, so parents can leave their children at the daycare center anytime if they wish.

Furthermore, children cared for at home during the closure will be recognized as attending, and childcare fees will be supported as usual.

Along with this, the district will significantly strengthen measures for daycare center disinfection.

First, if childcare staff or children show any abnormal symptoms, they will be immediately prohibited from attending and advised to visit medical institutions and undergo testing.

Regular disinfection, which is mandated five times a year, will be conducted at least once a month, and school vehicles will be disinfected frequently.

In addition, access to daycare centers by outsiders, except childcare staff, will be strictly blocked, and if unavoidable, hygiene measures will be implemented based on COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Also, group training for childcare staff and various daycare-related events for the new semester will be completely canceled.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Due to the spread of COVID-19, we believe parents are very concerned, so we urgently decided to close the daycare centers. We will do our best to prevent any harm to our children and to contain the spread of COVID-19 until it is under control.”

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