"Stopping the Spread of COVID-19"... Yeosu City Officials Volunteer for Quarantine Duty on Holidays

On the 29th of last month, 15 city hall employees worked hard disinfecting nursing homes and senior centers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 29th of last month, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Yeosu City, and Yeosu City Hall officials gave up their holidays to volunteer for disinfection efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, becoming a heartwarming story.

According to Yeosu City on the 2nd, 15 employees from the Citizen Empathy Office at Yeosu City Hall conducted disinfection at a nursing home in Yulchon-myeon, an unregistered senior center, and the passenger ferry terminal in Jungang-dong on the 29th of last month.

On that day, the volunteers sweated as they disinfected every corner of the buildings inside and out, using electric disinfectant sprayers and manual sprayers, then wiping door handles and handrails again with towels.

A nursing home official expressed gratitude, saying, “The city hall staff meticulously disinfected and explained the progress and prevention methods of COVID-19, which eased our worries.”

A passenger ferry terminal user said, “I thought they were disinfection company staff, but they were city hall officials,” and added, “I will carefully watch Yeosu City’s guidance messages and actively follow the behavioral guidelines to prevent further confirmed cases.”

Lee Byungho, head of the Citizen Empathy Office at Yeosu City, stated, “We initiated the volunteer activity to support the citizens who are trembling with anxiety and the Yeosu City disinfection task force who are overwhelmed with work,” and added, “We will continue to do our best so that the COVID-19 situation is overcome as soon as possible and citizens can live safely.”

Since last month, Yeosu City has formed a ‘Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters’ led by Mayor Kwon Ohbong, and is doing its best to maintain an emergency response system, including 24-hour operation of fever monitoring cameras and activation of the disinfection task force.

On the 29th of last month, a drive-through screening clinic was installed at the public health center where medical interviews, fever checks, and specimen collection can be done from a car, and public health doctors were reinforced for testing.

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