Jeonnam Provincial Council Operates Emergency Response Headquarters for COVID-19

Active Participation in Love Blood Donation and Special Fundraising Campaigns

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Amid an absolute shortage of blood supply due to the avoidance of blood donation caused by the spread of COVID-19 infections, members of the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly and staff of the Assembly Secretariat plan to participate in a love blood donation campaign to resolve the supply shortage.

On the 4th, the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly announced at the Assembly briefing room that it will operate an emergency response headquarters for COVID-19 and do its best at the Assembly level.

On this day, the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly explained the formation and operation plan of the Assembly-level emergency response headquarters, including blood donation campaigns and special fundraising, attended by 11 members including Chairperson Lee Yong-jae, Vice Chairperson Lee Min-jun, and standing committee chairpersons Seo Dong-wook, Lee Hye-ja, Jeon Kyung-seon, Kim Seong-il, Woo Seung-hee, and Moon Haeng-ju.

The main content is to form and operate an emergency response headquarters with the Chairperson as the head to respond to COVID-19 and to promote response and support measures at the Assembly level.

In particular, to support residents suffering in COVID-19 affected areas, the Assembly will actively participate in special fundraising through the Community Chest of Korea and promote various support activities, including sending love lunchboxes to support mild patients in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Along with this, the Assembly is preventing the spread of COVID-19 infections by opening only one entrance on the first floor of the office building, controlling access for visitors not wearing masks, and installing hand sanitizers and thermal imaging detection systems to check for fever.

Chairperson Lee Yong-jae stated, “I firmly believe that all 2 million residents must and can overcome COVID-19 together,” and expressed a strong will to overcome COVID-19 by saying, “We will do our best to support related organizations such as Jeollanam-do and the Provincial Office of Education to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, when COVID-19 was elevated to a serious stage on the 26th of last month, the Jeonnam Provincial Assembly, including Chairperson Lee Yong-jae and the chairperson group, visited the Jeollanam-do Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters to check the response situation and encourage related officials to alleviate residents’ anxiety. They also visited traditional markets in the province to listen to the difficulties of small business owners and self-employed people.

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